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BOOK: The Crook Who Took the Book
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Not only did I get to meet my favorite author, I got to solve one of his mysteries. It just goes to show that Mr. Sandback was right—there are adventures all around us. You just have to know where to look. And sometimes, the best place to look is in a book!

Case closed.

This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

First Aladdin Paperbacks edition April 2002

Copyright © 2002 by Simon & Schuster, Inc.

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All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.

The text of this book was set in Excelsior.

Library of Congress Control Number: 2001098779

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ISBN 0-7434-3761-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-7434-3958-9 (eBook)

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