Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting Dink’s Uncle Warren in New York City when several paintings are stolen from his apartment building. Do the kids have enough clues to catch this crafty—and hungry—crook?
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"When they visit Dink's uncle there was a break in and some paintings were stolen. The culprit was an orangutang that learned from it's master how to steal. They catch the real culprit and the orangutang and the pony get good homes."
— Sara (5 out of 5 stars)
" I liked the book and felt like it is a good suspense mystery solving book for young readers. It gives good clues that you can follow along and have a good ideam, but leaves you douting its who you think it is. "
— Tammy, 8/20/2013" This book has a great mystery book! I think it is the best book ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "
— Kaylin, 6/27/2013" wasn't as great but i guess it was okay... "
— Sandha, 6/7/2013" My kids love trying to figure out these cute mysteries. I thought this one had a creative culprit. "
— Julie, 5/21/2013" Dink, Josh and Ruth Rose are visiting Dink's Uncle Warren in New York City. When a painting is stolen from his apartment, the trio is on the case. Our girls just love the A to Z Mysteries and we are working our way rapidly through the alphabet. "
— Dolly, 5/13/2013" When dink,josh,and Ruth rose go see dink's uncle's paintings .and when they get there his uncle's painting are gone all is left is a orange peel and orange piece of hair. "
— Sydney, 5/3/2013" My sons are turning into independent readers so we don't read together as much as we did. Sigh. The boys had this mystery solved within the first third of the book, but were still interested to see how the young sleuths proved it to the police. "
— Jessica, 12/8/2012" oh you would'nt expect this thief.none of the ''people'' are the suspects..... "
— Brenda, 8/6/2012" i did not like it "
— Elizabeth, 6/5/2012" I love these books they are good short storys that you can read in a day or two i would recomend it for 2nd or third graders "
— Morgan, 4/29/2012" My 7 year old told me this book was so good. I read it for him. I like this series perfect for 1-3rd graders. "
— Emily, 4/5/2012" This is a good book. "
— Abigail, 12/28/2011" I got a suspect easily..... "
— Wakako, 7/13/2011" i read this when i was like 8 so it was cool back then but i wouldnt read it at 13 "
— Tay, 6/27/2011" I love mystery... so it was perfect for me! And it also had alot of adventure ...awesome! "
— Anne, 5/30/2011" it is really funny compared to all of the other ron roy books. "
— Zoey, 11/8/2010" great mystery for 2nd graders. chapter book . 3 children trying to find red head who video taped a crime. good for predictions "
— Ayana, 10/28/2010" I liked it a lot, but I didn't love it. "
— Jesse, 10/11/2010" This book was not the best book Ron Roy has written but its not his worst. Its about 3 kids, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. One day someone robs a bank and they are on the case. Read and find out what happens....... "
— Snooka, 7/6/2010" I reccommend this book to every one because this book has alot of mystery's & it's kind of funny. "
— Tanairis, 4/21/2010" I read this book with a third grade guided reading group. The kids enjoyed the story tons! As an adult, I found the book to be fairly boring. However, I'll continue to use it because kids can't get enough of Ron Roy's A to Z Mysteries. "
— Ch_kendrachristo, 2/25/2010" I didn't really like this book because all it is talking about is aman stelling money from the bank.what i learned from this book is never stell a bank ever in your live. "
— Jailene, 11/4/2009" Obvious right from the start who done it but the ending was fantastic. Great read for your third graders. "
— Shelli, 10/6/2009" Yes, I can remember reading this one! One of my favorite series as a child, definitely. "
— Alondra, 9/5/2009" I liked this book because,it exsited me to find out what was coming up next. "
— Carsyn, 7/27/2009" This was a neat one they actually solved something that the police couyld not figure out "
— Sophia, 6/24/2009" OMG Lucky shaved off his hair!!!!!!!! "
— Jane, 6/22/2009" I read this book in 4th grade it was ok but not really! "
— Kiersten, 5/29/2009" Fairly predictable, but a good book to read aloud with children. Our girls really enjoy the A to Z mysteries and we are eager to read the next one. We aren't reading them all in order, but so far it's not a big deal. "
— Dolly, 5/26/2009" This is my first attempt at reading this series. "
— Cory, 2/20/2009" It had a lot of Drama "
— Coral, 2/11/2009Ron Roy is the author of the popular A to Z Mysteries series, the Capital Mysteries series, and the Calendar Mysteries series, as well as several picture books. He lives in Connecticut.
David Pittu, a two-time Tony Award nominee, has narrated dozens of audiobooks, including Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch, which earned two prestigious Audie Awards for best narration. He has also won three Earphones Awards. Well-known for his work in theater, he has appeared off-Broadway in LoveMusik and Is He Dead, for which he received his Tony nominations, as well as Parade, for which he earned a National Broadway Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He is also a writer, member, and director of the Atlantic Theater company.