Tooth Sleuth: Case of the Missing Tooth

by Mande Matthews, Ros Webb (Illustrator)

Move over, Nancy Drew! There’s a new detective in town! Meet Shirley Lock, the best and soon-to-be most famous third-grade detective EVER! Join Shirley and her little brother, Ellery, in her first case. When Ellery’s front tooth turns up missing, Shirley Lock is on the case. But will the detective duo be able to find the missing tooth? Or will they find a scary thief, a hairy suspect, and a doggone dead end instead? There’s only one way to find out! Join Shirley and Ellery in laugh out loud fun, mystery and adventure. Get out your fingerprint kit, your spy glass and put on your best thinking cap. See if you can solve the case of the missing tooth before they do! LOOK AT WHAT READERS ARE “Laugh out loud funny! Shirley is a hoot! She’ll steal your heart AND your funny bone!… Entertaining children’s detective and mystery book for kids from beginning to end!” “Best new children’s chapter book for girls and boys! Loved each and every character! A classic in the making.” “Adorable story!!! The parents who will be reading this sweet children’s detective story to their kids will be laughing just as hard (maybe harder) than the children!” “Shirley Lock is such a kick in the pants! One of the best children’s mystery and adventure books around. A sure to be kid’s classic.” *** SHIRLEY LOCK is a soon-to-be well-loved mystery series for children ages 3-7 and 5-8 depending on reading ability and grades first through third. So what are you waiting for? Join in the laughs as Shirley Lock, the best and soon-to-be most famous third-grade detective EVER, solves her first crime. (Don’t forget to USE THE LOOK INSIDE FEATURE to read more!) A funny kid’s chapter book for girls. Incidentally, it’s not just girls who love this book. Boys love it too. In fact kids (and adults) of all ages do!

64 pages, Paperback

Published February 6, 2019

About the author

Mande Matthews is the author of the ShadowLight Saga. Her debut novel is "Bonded" - book one of the ya epic fantasy trilogy. A free prequel to the ShadowLight Saga, entitled "The LightKeepers" is now available for free at most online retailers.

While attending a performing arts college for writing and arranging, Mande discovered Joseph Cambell's Masks of God series. Her desire to understand humanity through myth and legend mingled with her love of fantasy fiction, birthing her life-long quest to create original new worlds for readers.

A hermit at heart, Mande recedes into the realms of imagination where she occasionally surfaces to face the real world aided by her minions: a husband who plays the dog drum (the belly of their border collie), and a menagerie of furred, feathered and mostly magical friends.