Caden Chronicles

Selah Award Winner - Purple Dragonfly Book Award Honorable Mention "A whip-smart mystery series with a touch of paranormal and much-needed humor, realistic crime-scene drama plays out in each book, including this latest, when a girl goes missing and her brother is wrongfully imprisoned. Only this time, Nick's brilliant wit and sleuthing skills are seriously tested when he is brought into a world of spiritualists, mediums, and ghosts coming back from the dead. In the spirit of Scooby-Doo, "Is it a ghost or not?" and "Those meddling kids...," I highly recommend this series, especially for boys and reluctant readers." -Kim Childress, Book Editor, Girls' Life Magazine Nick Caden is no stranger to supernatural mysteries and paranormal phenomena. He and his buddies have been TV crime fans for years, which led to Nick solving his first murder case during an Old West ghost town family vacation when it seemed there wasn't "a ghost of a chance" of catching the killer. His success landed Nick a job as a reporter for The Cool Ghoul Gazette, where he debunks all kinds of crazy, so-called paranormal murders. From uncovering the killer of a vampire to catching zombies and werewolves, Nick relies on truth, facts, and watching cop and detective shows to solve cases. In this paranormal "ghost" mystery, an all-star basketball player goes missing, her brother has been implicated in a murder, and "Sistah Séance," a Gullah woman on Georgia's Sea islands, claims to "bring up the dead. Nick suspects this psychic-spiritualist is somehow involved, but his efforts to uncover the truth is hampered when local police insist he keep his distance from the case. Preferring to work alone, Nick becomes annoyed when Officer Crowder demands he work with Jaz, Crowder's teen relative, who has a "spiritual gift" that allows her "to know things about the dead." As the pair work to find Nick's friend, Keisha, the victim of a hit and run near the entrance to a graveyard, Nick discovers a world of darkness, where "evil thoughts and spirits flourish." This time, Nick doesn't have all the answers. But he does ask the right questions. And what he learns is worse than any lies a fake fortuneteller might pass off as truth. This charming middle-grade mystery blends classic whodunits with Scooby-Doo, Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew-style mystery adventures.

★ Shortlisted as a Selah Winner for Middle Grade Fiction ★ Can a person be turned into a werewolf? Nick is certain the Wolfman myth is Hollywood fiction, but then his dad hands him a newspaper clipping from The Daily Crawler. In a chilling discovery, law enforcement officials investigating the gruesome death of Candee Brenneman claim that a wolf or some other large animal may have attacked the victim. An employee of R.I.P.'s Restaurant found the 32-year-old avid jogger and fitness instructor under a bridge in Rockefeller State Park. Her throat was savagely ripped apart, and large misshapen paw prints were found around the body. There were also bite marks on her hands and arms. Some have wondered if her death, occurring during a full moon, suggests a werewolf may be running loose in Sleepy Hollow. The investigation is ongoing. While his parents and sister drive a moving truck from Kansas to their new home in Savannah, Georgia, Nick takes a train to Sleepy Hollow to visit his grandfather. At the Headless Horseman Inn, Nick meets a girl his age who goes by the name Nancy Drew. Together they dig into the case and discover hints that suggest part of the werewolf legend may be true. Racing against time and the'70s Detectives - a quirky group of amateur sleuths, inspired by classic detective shows - the pair uncover the curse of Silas Long. Is this Scooby Doo character the key to solving the case? As the last large moon of the month rises over Sleepy Hollow, Nick is about to discover that some monsters are real. And the worst monster is the one you never see coming. This charming middle-grade mystery blends classic whodunits with Scooby-Doo, Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew-style mystery adventures.

★ Shortlisted as a Selah Winner for Teen Fiction ★ first published by Zonderkidz On vacation with his parents in Savannah, Georgia, Nick Caden is eager to investigate the mystery surrounding Heidi May Laveau, a girl who supposedly died years ago but whose body just washed up on the shore. Once again, Nick's curiosity gets the better of him, only this time he brings his sister, Wendy, along to investigate-and she's taken by what appears to be a zombie of the dead girl! Of course, no one believes Nick when he claims a member of the living dead pulled his sister away in a canoe, even after she proves impossible to find. But this kidnapper has messages for Nick from "beyond the grave," and he faces the difficult task of sorting fact from fiction before his worst fears come true. It's a race against the clock to discover where the true danger lies-because the answer might be right under Nick's nose. Who knows what horrors will be found when the tide recedes? This charming middle-grade mystery blends classic whodunits with Scooby-Doo, Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew-style mystery adventures.

Looking for a clean, thrilling adventure for your child? Phantom Gunslinger is a gripping mystery that will captivate middle-grade readers and up who love suspense, paranormal stories, and supernatural fiction. ★ Selah Award Middle-Grade Finalist ★ In Deadwood, you may lose your life. In Old West World, you could lose your soul. Someone is coming for Nick-and maybe his sister and all who ever helped him solve a paranormal mystery. Who is this phantom gunslinger, and why does he want Nick to leave Old West World in a pine box? In an abandoned theme park on New Year's night, Nick finds that chasing ghosts from past cases can leave you on the wrong end of a tombstone. In this YA, middle-grade mystery, award-winning author Eddie Jones takes readers on a Wild, Wild, West ride to the peak of a snow-covered Georgia mountain on New Year's night. This charming middle-grade mystery blends classic whodunits with Scooby-Doo, Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew-style mystery adventures.

★ Purple Dragonfly Award Winner for Middle Grade Fiction ★ First published by Zonderkidz The good news is, vampires aren't real. The bad news is...you can't believe the news. Nick Caden is a normal fourteen-year-old kid with a "supernatural" knack for finding trouble, ghosts, vampires, and all sorts of undead-or so it seems. After solving the ghost story murder at Deadwood Canyon, Nick lands a job as a roving reporter for The Cool Ghoul Gazette, a website on paranormal or supernatural disturbances. When the editor sends Nick to investigate a murder in Transylvania, North Carolina, the young super sleuth finds a corpse with fangs, bite marks and a stake driven through the heart. If Nick proves vampires are real, his job as an investigative journalist is set for life! But once he begins to peel back the clues Nick finds his new job is not only scary and dangerous but about to suck the life out of him. This charming middle-grade mystery blends classic whodunits with Scooby-Doo, Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew-style mystery adventures.

★ Selah Award Winner for Middle-Grade Fiction ★ First published by Zonderkidz Nick Caden's vacation at Deadwood Canyon Ghost Town takes a deadly turn toward trouble when the fifteen-year-old finds himself trapped in a livery stable with the infamous outlaw Jesse James. The shooter whirls, aims, and... vanishes. Great theatrics, Nick thinks, except now he's alone in the hayloft with the bullet-riddled body of Billy the Kid-or so it seems. And by the time he returns with his parents and the sheriff, the body is gone! No one believes Nick saw a real corpse. "This is an authentic Old West ghost town, son," Sheriff Wyatt Earp explains with a wink. "Around these parts, the dead don't stay dead." Soon Nick is caught in a deadly chase-from an abandoned gold mine, through forbidden buffalo hunting grounds, and across Rattlesnake Gulch. Around every turn, he finds another suspect. Will Nick solve the mystery of Billy the Kid's missing body? Or will the Old West town's infatuation with Hollywood theatrics and desperate need for tourism income bury the truth forever? This charming middle-grade mystery blends classic whodunits with Scooby-Doo, Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew-style mystery adventures.