"You've got to help me," Marisol cried. "My brother is innocent "

With those words, the North Hollywood Detective Club officially begins as teen super-sleuths Jeffrey Jones and Pablo Reyes set out to prove the innocence of Marisol's brother and rescue him from jail. Their search for a stolen painting leads them to a mysterious pawn shop, a glamorous television star, and a 20-year-old unsolved murder

This is the first book in a new teen and middle grade mystery series, starring a pair of 14-year-old boys who start their own detective club. If you're the type who loves...

He lit the blowtorch, setting its blue flame hissing. "Now you tell me about the treasure." His grubby fingers reached for Susie's hair.

"Jeffrey, do something," Charlie cried.

Jeffrey Jones hasn't had the easiest life. Clumsy by nature and overweight, he's laughed at by everyone at school, including his teachers.

The only time everyone stops laughing is when a mystery is involved, because Jeffrey happens to be a master investigator.

When one of his teachers hires him to find a hit-and-run driver, Jeffrey and his best friend Pablo Reyes find...