"Such fun! And, happily, more to come!" - Kirkus Reviews
Be bold, be curious, be DETECTIVES! The first book in this hilarious crime-fighting middle-grade detective series reads like an extended graphic novel for aspirational readers and devoted fans of diary-style fiction.
Meet RORY BRANAGAN: he eats bad guys for breakfast-well, not actually. But he is the best detective in town. With his canine sidekick and friend, Wilkins Welkin, and his nosy but helpful neighbor, Cassidy Corrigan, Rory sets off on a crime-fighting detective spree. While chasing bad guys and uncovering mysteries with Cassidy and Wilkins, he sets wrongs right and begins to learn more about himself and his relationship with his father. Both hilarious and heroic, this heart-warming, easy-to-read illustrated adventure will leave you wanting to uncover more about Rory and his family.
Ralph Lazar was a strategist at Goldman Sachs with a degree from the London School of Economics before becoming an artist, author, and illustrator along with his wife and cocreator Lisa Swerling. Together they have created several successful cartoons for children and sold illustrated greeting cards by the millions. Their book Me Without You was a 2015 New York Times bestseller.
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"Such fun! And, happily, more to come!" - Kirkus Reviews
Be bold, be curious, be DETECTIVES! The first book in this hilarious crime-fighting middle-grade detective series reads like an extended graphic novel for aspirational readers and devoted fans of diary-style fiction.
Meet RORY BRANAGAN: he eats bad guys for breakfast-well, not actually. But he is the best detective in town. With his canine sidekick and friend, Wilkins Welkin, and his nosy but helpful neighbor, Cassidy Corrigan, Rory sets off on a crime-fighting detective spree. While chasing bad guys and uncovering mysteries with Cassidy and Wilkins, he sets wrongs right and begins to learn more about himself and his relationship with his father. Both hilarious and heroic, this heart-warming, easy-to-read illustrated adventure will leave you wanting to uncover more about Rory and his family.
Ralph Lazar was a strategist at Goldman Sachs with a degree from the London School of Economics before becoming an artist, author, and illustrator along with his wife and cocreator Lisa Swerling. Together they have created several successful cartoons for children and sold illustrated greeting cards by the millions. Their book Me Without You was a 2015 New York Times bestseller.
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