Katie Cooper Mystery

Katie Cooper is a typical down-to-earth school girl. She never thought about solving crimes until she lost her pet hamster, Fred, in a school fire set by an arsonist. After that, Katie and her friends became committed crime solvers. Katie loves science, and she's good at gathering evidence and drawing conclusions. But detective work is tricky. Not every clue leads to an obvious conclusion or points to a clear suspect. As Katie follows leads to find the arsonist, she soon discovers that detective work can be dangerous too. The Fire is the first book in the Katie Cooper Mystery Series.

When Katie Cooper and her best friend, Sarah Owens, are falsely accused by a state trooper of vandalizing a car, they vow to solve the case. Katie and her friends conduct a thorough investigation only to find that the evidence points to several possible suspects, including members of the notorious Zorro Gang. As they work the case, they spend time in the woods of Mt. Pleasant, where they also solve the mystery of the Mountain Man! Vandals is the second book in the Katie Cooper Mystery Series.