The Orange Outlaw (5 page)
Authors: Ron Roy
Dear Readers
,
From reading my books, you can probably tell that I like animals. In
The Canary Caper,
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose saved kidnapped house pets. In
The Deadly Dungeon,
they rescued endangered parrots. Baby falcons were disappearing in
The Falcon’s Feathers
until the three young detectives got involved. In
The Orange Outlaw,
an orangutan and a pony were part of the mystery.
If you have visited my Web site (
www.ronroy.com
), you’ve seen pictures of my cat, Cabby. Soon I plan to bring baby ducks to my farm. I’ll let you know when they arrive, and
maybe you’ll help me choose names for them!
Some of you have sent me your pictures. I have so much fun seeing your smiling faces! Here’s a great picture of Drew Sanchez. As you can see, Drew loves to read! I hope you’ll send me your picture—and maybe it will end up in an A to Z Mystery!
That’s all for this time. I hope you enjoyed
The Orange Outlaw.
If you want to get in touch with me, look for my e-mail address on my Web site. I’d love to hear from you!
Happy reading!
Sincerely,
Collect clues with Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose in their next exciting adventure,
THE PANDA PUZZLE
“There she is,” someone in the crowd said.
Slowly, the mother panda moved into the sunlight and looked at the crowd.
“It’s Ping!” Ruth Rose whispered.
“But where’s her baby?” Dink asked.
Doc Henry was silently reading a piece of paper.
“This is so weird!” Josh said. “What’s going on?”
Doc Henry leaned forward and spoke into the microphone. “This is a ransom note,” he said. “Ping’s baby has been kidnapped!”
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At first Toots thought it was a trick of the light
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Text copyright © 2001 by Ron Roy
Illustrations copyright © 2001 by John Steven Gurney
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright
Conventions. Published in the United States by Random House, Inc.,
New York.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Roy, Ron.
The orange outlaw / by Ron Roy ; illustrated by John Steven Gurney.
p. cm. — (A to Z mysteries) “A Stepping Stone book.”
Summary: While visiting Dink’s uncle in New York City, Dink, Josh, and Ruth
Rose help uncover who is responsible for stealing a very valuable painting.
eISBN: 978-0-307-53938-0
[1. Art thefts—Fiction. 2. Mystery and detective stories.]
I. Gurney, John, ill. II. Title.
PZ7.R8139 Or 2001 [Fic]—dc21 2001019415
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