Something Smells Fishy

By Walker Styles and Ben Whitehouse

Join Rider and the Pups Investigators Pack in their second silly mystery about a fishy impostor.

Rider Woofson is the best dog detective in Pawston, maybe even in the whole world! His job is to protect the city and its citizens from the dangerous criminal underbelly. So when Prince Bubbles—a reclusive but friendly prince—visits Pawston from the underwater country of New Sealand, Rider and the PI pack receive a tip that the prince is an impostor and spring into action.

With another purr-fect mystery on their paws, Rider and the PI pack set out on an exciting investigation to uncover the truth about their royal visitor.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Rider Woofson chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Little Simon
• Release date: Jan 19, 2016
• ISBN: 9781481457439

Walker Styles

Walker Styles grew up reading kids’ books, so it makes sense that he’s writing them now. And when he isn’t writing books, he’s out solving mysteries around the city of Manhattan, where he lives. Just the other day, he lost the book he was reading. Following all the clues, Walker deduced the couch ate it! (Well, the book was under the couch cushions. Still, mystery solved!).

Book preview

A PRINCE IN PAWSTON

What in Pawston is going on? Rider Woofson barked. The dog detective was driving his P.I. (Pup Investigators) Pack to their favorite diner to celebrate solving their latest case. But cars were bumper to bumper, and the traffic wasn’t moving. Rider didn’t like sitting still, not when he could be solving a super-crime.

Maybe I can see what’s happening with my new Seeing Eye Dog Glasses, Westie Barker said as he wagged his tail excitedly. This white terrier was a detective and an inventor, and he loved trying out his new gadgets. Westie adjusted his homemade invention that was raised over the traffic. It’s a real zoo at the Pawston Marina. Half the city must be there . . . and everyone has cameras. Wonder what all the hubbub is about.

The marina? Rora Gooddog looked up from her book. Is it Tuesday already? I almost forgot about Prince Bubbles.

Who’s Prince Bubbles? Westie asked.

If he’s not a super sub sandwich with mayo and extra marshmallows, who cares? I’m hungry! Ziggy whined. He was the youngest of the P.I. Pack, and he always thought with his stomach.

Prince Bubbles is fish royalty, Rora answered, from the underwater country of New Sealand.

Hey, isn’t that the prince who hardly ever leaves the water? I wonder what brings him to dry land, Rider said, parking the P.I. van. I’d like to go investigate. You’ve caught my curiosity.

You know what they say, Ziggy whined, rubbing his empty