The Case Of The Spoiled Rotten Spy

Jigsaw Jones Mystery #31

by James Preller, Jamie Smith (Illustrator)

Looking for intriguing mysteries, great friendship stories, and quality chapter books for beginning readers? Look no Jigsaw and Mila are the best detectives on the market!

Lights, camera -- disaster! The coolest show on TV, Spy Guy, is filming an episode in Jigsaw's town. When Jigsaw lands a role as an extra, he gets to go behind the scenes. He even meets Chase Jackson, the show's spoiled star, who plays a junior spy.

But then an important prop disappears -- and everyone accuses Chase of stealing it. Luckily, there's a real detective on the set. It's up to Jigsaw Jones to crack the case before the cameras roll!

Genres: Mystery, Childrens

80 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2007

About the author

James Preller (born 1961) is the children's book author of the Jigsaw Jones Mysteries, which are published by Scholastic Corporation. He grew up in Wantagh, New York and went to college in Oneonta, New York. After graduating from college in 1983, James Preller was employed as a waiter for one year before being hired as a copywriter by Scholastic Corporation, where he was introduced (through their books) to many noatable children's authors. This inspired James Preller to try writing his own books. James Preller published his first book, entitled MAXX TRAX: Avalanche Rescue, in 1986. Since that time, James Preller has written a variety of books, and has written under a number of pen names, including Mitzy Kafka, James Patrick, and Izzy Bonkers. James Preller lives in Delmar, New York with his wife Lisa and their three children.

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Reviews

[The Brothers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Asher (6yo) read. "Jigsaw has to find a missing prop or the star of Spy Guy will be in trouble. First, Jigsaw finds broken pieces of the prop, then he finds part of these ripped pants on a nail next to his door the star's trailer.

My favorite thing about this book was when Jigsaw's dog became the star of the show."