John Gurney

Dink and his friends use their detective skills to locate a giant emerald missing from a statue delivered to Uncle Warren's museum in New York City.

Dink and his friends meet an exchange student, Sammi, who is actually the prince of an island country, hiding from those enemies who have kidnapped his parents and who may be after him as well.

When a magical train suddenly runs through his backyard in the middle of the night, young Jesse decides to jump on board and soon finds himself in the company of hundreds of dinosaurs on a fantastic journey to the unknown.

While learning detective skills at a sleep-away camp, Dink and his friends undercover a real mystery involving stolen paintings.

While picnicking on Squaw Island, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose find a hundred dollar bill, and when they return to explore further they find an entire cave full of money.

"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 bookstore is robbed--no joke! Can the kids track down the crook? Or will this April Fools' be an April fail?"--

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the kidnapping of the new baby panda at the petting zoo.

When the guests of the Shangri-La Hotel are scared away by a white-haired female ghost, Dink and his friends investigate the mystery.

The Bailey School kids notice that Frank is very tall and has a lot of scars, and despite the fact that he plants petunias, they wonder if he could be Dr. Victor's man-made monster.