This first book of the Slobbery Stranger series, "Mystery of the Slobbery Stranger," is followed by "Revenge of the Slobbery Stranger" and "The Slobbery Stranger Strikes Again " Christian-based, full of humor, suspense, and important lessons for kids. The villain, Sonny Boy Slade, an expert insect trainer with an attitude and a drooling problem, uses a small Beagle puppy to kidnap two children to do chores at their large run-down estate so he and his mother can be free to carry out their plan of revenge on their hometown.