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  • Bibliography:
    86 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 1978
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Calendar Mysteries

1 - January Joker (Jan-2010)
2 - February Friend (Dec-2009)
3 - March Mischief (Feb-2010)
4 - April Adventure (Feb-2010)
5 - May Magic (Mar-2011)
6 - June Jam (Mar-2011)
7 - July Jitters (Jul-2012)
8 - August Acrobat (Jul-2012)
9 - September Sneakers (Aug-2013)
10 - October Ogre (Aug-2013)
11 - November Night (Sep-2014)
12 - December Dog (Sep-2014)
13 - New Year's Eve Thieves (Sep-2014)

Capital Mysteries

1 - Who Cloned the President? (Apr-2001)
2 - Kidnapped at the Capital (Apr-2002)
3 - The Skeleton in the Smithsonian (Sep-2003)
4 - A Spy in the White House (Aug-2004)
5 - Who Broke Lincoln's Thumb? (Jan-2006)
6 - Fireworks at the FBI (May-2006)
7 - Trouble at the Treasury (Jan-2007)
8 - Mystery at the Washington Monument (May-2007)
9 - A Thief at the National Zoo (Jan-2008)
10 - The Election-Day Disaster (Aug-2008)
11 - The Secret at Jefferson's Mansion (Jun-2009)
12 - The Ghost at Camp David (Aug-2010)
13 - Trapped on the D.C. Train! (May-2011)
14 - Turkey Trouble on the National Mall (Sep-2012)

A to Z Animal Mysteries

1 - The Absent Alpacas (Jul-2023)
2 - Bats in the Castle (Sep-2023)
3 - Cougar Clues (Apr-2024)

A to Z Mysteries

1 - The Absent Author (Sep-1997)
2 - The Bald Bandit (Sep-1997)
3 - The Canary Caper (Mar-1998)
4 - The Deadly Dungeon (Mar-1998)
5 - The Empty Envelope (Jun-1998)
6 - The Falcon's Feathers (Oct-1998)
7 - The Goose's Gold (Jan-1999)
8 - The Haunted Hotel (Jun-1999)
9 - The Invisible Island (Oct-1999)
10 - The Jaguar's Jewel (Feb-2000)
11 - The Kidnapped King (Jul-2000)
12 - The Lucky Lottery (Dec-2000)
13 - The Missing Mummy (Mar-2001)
14 - The Ninth Nugget (Jul-2001)
15 - The Orange Outlaw (Oct-2001)
16 - The Panda Puzzle (Mar-2002)
17 - The Quicksand Question (Jun-2002)
18 - The Runaway Racehorse (Oct-2002)
19 - The School Skeleton (Feb-2003)
20 - The Talking T. Rex (Jun-2003)
21 - The Unwilling Umpire (Feb-2004)
22 - The Vampire's Vacation (Aug-2004)
23 - The White Wolf (Jan-2005)
24 - The X'ed-Out X-Ray (Feb-2005)
25 - The Yellow Yacht (Mar-2005)
26 - The Zombie Zone (May-2005)

A to Z Mysteries Special Edition

1 - Detective Camp (May-2006)
2 - Mayflower Treasure Hunt (Sep-2007)
3 - White House White-out (Aug-2008)
4 - Sleepy Hollow Sleepover (Aug-2010)
5 - The New Year Dragon Dilemma (Nov-2011)
6 - The Castle Crime (Feb-2014)
7 - Operation Orca (Aug-2015)
8 - Secret Admirer (Dec-2015)
9 - April Fools' Fiasco (Mar-2017)
10 - Colossal Fossil (Mar-2018)
11 - Grand Canyon Grab (Mar-2019)
12 - Space Shuttle Scam (Mar-2020)
13 - Crime in the Crypt (Jul-2021)
14 - Leopard on the Loose (Mar-2022)

Book List in Order: 86 titles






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  • Considered to be something of a misfit by his classmates because of his interest in animal rights, Harold finds a friend in the new boy in class who agrees to help him in his secret plan to free a caged lab chimp....



  • In this gentle yet suspenseful story, three adventurous little ducklings wander away from their barnyard home and unwittingly avoid disaster after disaster until they eventually return to the nest, where their mother takes them under her wing for a n...




  • Illustrated in black-and-white. Strange things start happening to Pip Ramsey after he buys an old Russian doll at a yard sale. First, there's a peculiar phone call. Then his backpack disappears, and the toys in his room are rearranged. Pip is sure he...



  • A is for AUTHOR... Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. Wonder of wonders, Wallace says yes! In fact, the famous writer says that the only way he won't come is if he's kidnapped. But...



  • B is for BANDIT… A bandit has robbed the Green Lawn Savings Bank! Dink and his friends Josh and Ruth Rose are ready to help. When a private detective comes to Dink's door looking for the kid who videotaped the crime, the trio volunteers to find hi...



  • C is for CANARY . . . Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose get an urgent call from Mrs. Davis. Her canary is gone! And that's not all. Three other pets have mysteriously disappeared -- including Ruth Rose's cat, Tiger! The kids are sure a pet-napper is to bl...



  • D is for Deadly. . . Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are having a sleepover -- in a castle! Dink's favorite mystery writer, Wallis Wallace, has invited them for a visit. But as soon as they arrive, the kids start hearing screams behind the walls. Wallis W...



  • E is for ENVELOPE... Dink keeps getting letters addressed to "D. Duncan." But when he opens them, they all start "Dear Doris" and don't make any sense! Josh and Ruth Rose think someone's playing a trick on Dink. But Dink is sure there's more to it t...






  • F is for FALCON… One afternoon, Josh discovers a nest of young falcons. He, Dink, and Ruth Rose start checking up on the birds every day -- until the morning they find the nest empty! Then the kids see one of the falcons with its wing feathers tri...



  • G is for GOLD... Sun, sand -- and sunken treasure? When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose go to Florida on vacation, they hear that someone's found an old shipwreck. Two men are collecting money in order to bring up the gold, and they're promising to share ...



  • H is for Haunted. . . A ghost has checked into the Shangri-la Hotel! It's almost Halloween, and reports of strange sounds and even stranger sights are coming from Green Lawn's only hotel. Every day, more and more guests are being scared away. Everyo...



  • I is for ISLAND… It's a beautiful day for a picnic! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose pack up a basket and wade out to Squaw Island to eat and explore. Before they can even spread their blanket, they find a hundred-dollar bill in the sand! But when the ki...



  • J is for JEWEL. . . When the kids visit Dink's uncle in New York City, they're dazzled by his museum's latest treasure -- a statue of a gold jaguar with a precious emerald between its paws. But when the jewel is swapped for a fake, the police name D...



  • The king and queen of Costra have been kidnapped! For his protection, the prince is sent to Green Lawn -- to hide out with Dink's family. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose promise to help their royal friend rescue his parents from the enemies of the Crown. B...



  • L is for LUCKY… Lucky O'Leary has never been very lucky -- until his grandfather sends him a lottery ticket that turns out to be a million-dollar winner! But before Lucky can cash it in, someone sneaks into his house and steals it. Now it's up to ...



  • M is for MUMMY… It's Mummy Monday at the museum, and Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are going to see a new Egyptian exhibit. It features a child mummy in an actual tomb! But then the mummy is stolen and the tomb robbed of its treasure. Can Dink, Josh,...



  • KC Corcoran always watches the news. So it’s no surprise that she notices right away when the president starts acting funny on TV. He’s stiff and awkward. He’s even signing papers with the wrong hand. There’s only one explanation -- the presi...



  • N is for NUGGET . . . Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending a week at a dude ranch. Everything is normal in a cowboy kind of way -- until Josh finds a huge gold nugget! Just as the kids are deciding what to do with their newfound riches, the nugget...






  • O is for ORANGE . . . An art thief is on the loose! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting Dink's Uncle Warren in New York City when a painting is stolen from his apartment. A trail of orange peels and an orange hair are the only signs that someone ...



  • P is for Panda. . . . There’s pandemonium in Green Lawn! The town is building a new park for a panda and her baby. But as soon as the pandas arrive, the baby is stolen! All the panda-nappers want in return is a million dollars. . . . Can Dink, Jos...



  • From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season! In the second book of the Capital Mysteries -- an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from...



  • Q is for QUICKSAND... Everyone in Green Lawn is in a quake about the ducks that keep crossing River Road. Just when the town raises enough cash to build a special duck bridge, the money is stolen! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are on a quest to find t...



  • R is for Racehorse… And they're off! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are excited to see Uncle Warren's new racehorse, Whirlaway, in action. But the night before the big race, the horse disappears! He shows up the next day, just in time to lose the race...



  • S is for Skeleton... It’s a bone-afide mystery at Dink’s school. Some sneaky soul has stolen the skeleton from the nurse’s office! The principal promises free aquarium tickets to the savvy sleuths who can track down poor Mr. Bones. Soon myster...



  • Meet Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus, Green Lawn’s newest -- and biggest! -- visitor. The kids’ old friend Jud Wheat is in town, and he’s raising funds for a dinosaur museum by taking the T. rex on tour. But after the show in Green Lawn, all Jud’s m...



  • From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season! In the third book of the Capital Mysteries -- an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washi...



  • U is for UMPIRE... Play ball! The whole town has turned out to watch the Green Lawn women challenge the men in the charity baseball game -- and to see Mr. Pocket's prized baseball collection. But sometime during the game, the balls are stolen! The...



  • From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season!  In the fourth book of the Capital Mysteries -- an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous site...






  • V is for VAMPIRE... Grab your garlic, Green Lawn! There's a villainous vibe coming from the pale, dark-haired man Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose see in the supermarket. When they follow him into Ellie's Diner, the stranger vanishes! But there's a cut on ...



  • W is for WOLF . . . Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are thrilled to visit Wallis Wallace at her new cabin in the Maine wilderness. On their very first day, they glimpse a white mother wolf and her babies on a cliff nearby. But soon after the kids spy the ...



  • X is for X-RAY ... Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are having an excellent time at the Penelope Gwinn concert. But during intermission, Dink injures his arm! At the same time, the singer's diamond necklace is stolen. Could the two mishaps somehow be conne...



  • Y is for YACHT... Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are having a great time visiting their friend Sammi, the prince of Costra. They swim, soak in the sun, and admire the bright yellow yacht that is moored just offshore. But the owners of the yacht are actin...



  • Z is for ZOMBIE… Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are excited to vacation in the Louisiana bayou country. But the small village they visit has a scary problem. The villagers tell stories of voodoo and a giant zombie with silver hair who has been digging ...



  • From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season! In the fifth book of the Capital Mysteries -- an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from ...



  • Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are off to summer camp! And this isn't just any camp . . . it's a camp for detectives. The kids can't wait to spend a whole week following clues and learning about the science of crime solving. Soon the counselors have all t...



  • From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season!  In the sixth book of the Capital Mysteries -- an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous ...



  • From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season!  In the seventh book of the Capital Mysteries -- an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famou...



  • From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season! In the eighth book of the Capital Mysteries -- an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from...






  • The hunt is on! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. They can't wait to see the sights and have a Thanksgiving dinner just like the Pilgrims would have eaten. Then the kids learn about a sapphire necklace th...



  • It’s a red, white, and blue mystery from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy!A Thief at the National Zoo In the ninth book of the Capital Mysteries -- an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Wash...



  • From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election period!  In the tenth book of the Capital Mysteries -- an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from...



  • It's a snowy December in Washington, D.C., and Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are there to see the sights. While they're admiring the White House, they meet the president's stepdaughter, KC, and her friend Marshall. Soon, in the confusion caused by all th...



  • From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season!  In the eleventh book of the Capital Mysteries -- an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites f...



  • It’s a mystery every month from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy! With the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries kids! February is for Friend... In the second book of the Calendar Mysteries -- an early chapter book mys...



  • It’s a mystery every month from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy! January is for Joker... In the first book of the Calendar Mysteries -- an early chapter book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detec...



  • It's a mystery every month from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy! April is for Adventure... In the fourth book of the Calendar Mysteries - an early chapter book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detec...



  • It's a mystery every month from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy! March is for Madness... In the third book of the Calendar Mysteries - an early chapter book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detective...



  • Capitalize on kids' interest in President Obama, Washington, D.C., and the White House with the newly rebranded Capital Mysteries series Legend says that on each dead president's birthday, his ghost haunts the grounds of the remote retreat Camp Da...



  • More adventure, more illustrations, more Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. . . . A to Z fun keeps on coming! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending Halloween in Sleepy Hollow, home of the legendary Headless Horseman. They are going to sleep in an old cab...



  • Eugene (Gene) Wheeler always wanted to be an engineer, but after failing math, he drops out of college and takes a job in his hometown paper mill. He hopes the dead-end job will allow him to be a robot--go through the motions--as he considers his opt...



  • June is for Jam... It's almost Father's Day, and Bradley, Brian, Nate and Lucy want to make homemade strawberry jam for their dads. Unfortunately, it's not as simple as it first seems. Some sneaky creature is taking bites of their strawberries. Polly...



  • In the fifth book of the Calendar Mysteries -- a new early chapter book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives -- twins Bradley and Brian Pinto are getting ready to celebrate Mother's Day by treating their mo...



  • All aboard the D.C. train for the 13th book in the Washington mystery series, Capital Mysteries! Marshall and KC have tickets to ride! They're taking the express train from Union Station -- it even has a special VIP car at the back just for the vi...



  • Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are in San Francisco, home of the biggest Chinatown outside of Asia! Their tour guide, Holden, is going to take them to the famous Chinese New Year parade. Best of all, Holden's girlfriend, Lily, is Miss Chinatown. She gets ...



  • In the eighth book of the Calendar Mysteries -- an early chapter book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives -- Bradley, Brian, Nate and Lucy go to trapeze school! But their high-flying fun is interrupted by ...



  • In the seventh book of the Calendar Mysteries -- an early chapter book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives -- the kids and their pets are going to march in the Fourth of July Pet Parade! The winner of the ...



  • Every year, the president pardons one turkey for Thanksgiving. One. But KC and her best friend, Marshall, think one isn't enough! This year, they want to gather lots of turkeys to be spared. The night before the holiday, the turkeys are in a big floc...



  • In the tenth book of the Calendar Mysteries, an early chapter-book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives, there's a haunted house in Green Lawn! It's Halloween, and the Shangri-la Hotel has been transformed ...



  • In the ninth book of the Calendar Mysteries, an early chapter-book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives, Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy have taken care of the first-grade class hamster, Goldi, for the summe...



  • In the sixth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose go to London! The kids see Big Ben, ride the London Eye, and tour Madame Tussauds wax museum. Then big news hits -- someone has stolen Queen Elizabeth's jewels right outside Winds...



  • In the twelfth book of the Calendar Mysteries, an early chapter-book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives, Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy find a lost puppy on Christmas Eve. The poor dog was meant to be a p...



  • Who knew there were thirteen months in a year? It’s an extra thirteenth book of the Calendar Mysteries! Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy are looking forward to a New Year’s Eve party. But someone is leaving clues that there might be more to this ce...



  • It's November, and the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives have a new mystery to solve. The twins' new neighbors are up to something! It's Thanksgiving, and a mysterious couple has moved in next door. Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Luc...



  • Thar she blows! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are on an Alaskan whale watching adventure. On their first day, they see a mother orca and her calf. But the next day, the baby orca is missing! The calf needs its mother’s milk. Can the kids solve this wha...



  • It’s Valentine’s Day in Green Lawn! But Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose just aren’t feeling the love this year. Valentine’s Day was so much more fun when they were little. Then they each start getting messages and clues from a secret admirer! Can t...



  • Celebrate 20 years of A to Z Mysteries! No foolin’! It’s the first of April in Green Lawn! Mr. Paskey, owner of the Book Nook, plays an April Fools’ Day prank on Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. They hatch a plan to get back at him, but then the ...



  • In the tenth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose have a sleepover . . . with a Spinosaurus! It's sleepover night at a science museum in Boston. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose can't wait to settle their sleeping bags near the museu...



  • Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose get to the bottom of the Grand Canyon--and a mystery--in the eleventh A to Z Mysteries Super Edition! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting the Grand Canyon when they spot Parker Stone--a famous TV star. They can't wait ...



  • Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose tackle an out-of-this-world mystery--in the twelfth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition!Mystery takes off in 3. . . 2. . . 1! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are in Florida, visiting a space museum, Alice's Space Shuttle. There, they ...



  • Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose catch a crypt criminal--in the thirteenth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition!Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are headed to the Big Apple! They plan to spend time with Ruth Rose's grandmother in Brooklyn. But their plans are foiled whe...



  • There's something dangerous on the prowl at the San Diego Zoo in this latest addition to the beloved A to Z Mysteries Super Editions!Can you SPOT the mystery? Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting the San Diego Zoo. When a rare amur leopard goes mis...



  • Solve Animal Mysteries from A to Z! Young clue hunters Abbi, Daniel, and Lydia sniff out the mystery behind a group of missing alpacas. Inspired by Ron Roy's beloved A to Z Mysteries series, this spin-off is perfect for budding young chapter-boo...



  • Inspired by Ron Roy's A to Z Mysteries series, this bright and modern animal adventure story is perfect for budding young chapter book readers. This time, Abbi and her friends are determined to rescue a lost bat!Solve Animal Mysteries from A to Z! Ab...



  • Solve Animal Mysteries from A to Z! Join Abbi and her friends on the hunt for proof of a cougar in the woods! Inspired by Ron Roy's A to Z Mysteries series, this bright and modern animal adventure story is perfect for budding young chapter book ...



  • Solve Animal Mysteries from A to Z! Inspired by Ron Roy's A to Z Mysteries series, this exciting animal adventure mystery is perfect for budding young chapter book readers. This time, 8-year-old Abbi and her friends solve a mystery with the help...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ron Roy has published 86 books.

The next book by Ron Roy, Dolphin Detectives, will be published in August 2024.

The first book by Ron Roy, A Thousand Pails of Water, was published in October 1978.

Yes. Ron Roy has 5 series.