The solutions to ten mysteries solved by Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown are given in a separate section challenging the reader to match wits with the ten-year-old mastermind of Idaville's war on crime.

Children's classics for decades, Donald J. Sobol's Encyclopedia Brown stories have garnered a Young Readers' Choice Award and a Special Edgar Award. In this installment, the 10-year-old detective's probing questions continue to trip up thieves, frauds, and others scoundrels- from a watch-scamming bully to a wigged-out FBI's most wanted.

Encyclopedia Brown, the super sleuth in sneakers, solves ten new mysteries, including "The Case of the Slippery Salamander," "The Case of the Banana Burglar," and "The Case of the Dead Cockroach."