The Case of the Missing Tiger's Eye

By Walker Styles and Ben Whitehouse

Meet Rider Woofson, a dog detective with a nose for finding clues and trouble. Along with his pack of canine investigators, those pups are always on a hunt to collar criminals in a brand-new mystery series.

Welcome to Pawston, the animal capital of the world. Every day, thousands of animals go about their business, behaving as good citizens should. But there’s a darker side of Pawston known as the criminal underbelly. And it was not the kind of belly you wanted to scratch unless you wanted to get bitten!

That’s where Rider Woofson—the best dog detective in Pawston—comes in. And with the help of his pals in the Pup Investigators Pack, the criminals won’t stand a chance…even if they commit the purr-fect crime.

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: 9781481457408

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

WELCOME TO PAWSTON

Rider Woofson stared out of his office window, looking over the city skyline. Buildings stretched out for miles in every direction. This was Pawston, the animal capital of the world. Every day, thousands of animals went about their business, behaving as good citizens should.

But this city also had a darker side, known as the criminal underbelly. And it was not the kind of belly you wanted to scratch. Not unless you wanted to get bit!

That was where Rider Woofson came in. Rider was no ordinary canine. He was the greatest dog detective in Pawston—maybe even the world. And with the help of his pals in the Pup Investigators Pack, criminals didn’t stand a chance.

In fact, the only problem for the P.I. Pack was waiting for an actual crime to happen.

Well, it’s been a pretty quiet afternoon, huh, Boss? said Westie Barker.

It is quiet, Rider woofed. Too quiet. He fixed his crooked tie and adjusted his hat. I don’t like it.

"A day off must be terrier-fying for a working dog like you, the West Highland terrier said with a laugh. He was fiddling with a screwdriver and what used to be a vacuum cleaner. Try to enjoy it. You could grab a dognap or buy a new collar. Maybe play a game of fetch?"

We’re not pups anymore, Rider said, looking over his friend’s shoulder. Say, what is that?

It’s my new toy project . . . a jetpack! Westie said as he wagged his tail. The white-furred terrier was a true gadget expert. He was always building something new. "With this strapped to my back, I’ll be able to