Detective LaRue: Letters from the Investigation

Ike LaRue--the devilish dog hero of Mark Teague's Book Sense Book of the Year, Dear Mrs. LaRue--goes from obedience school dropout to shrewd sleuth in this exceedingly funny sequel.

As if obedience school wasn't bad enough, Ike now finds himself in jail--wrongly accused (of course!) of terrorizing the Hibbins' cats & stealing their cat treats. Once again, he pleads his case to Mrs LaRue, who's vacationing in France, but to no avail. When a string of canary burglaries stalls the Snort City Police force's investigation--and reveals their crime-solving ineptitude--Ike flees custody and takes matters into his own paws. Expect more mad-cap comedy in Ike's daring escapades (real and imagined), as well as ingenious split-screen visuals from the incomparable Mark Teague.

• Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School (LaRue Books)
• LaRue Across America: Postcards From the Vacation (LaRue Books)
• LaRue for Mayor: Letters from the Campaign Trail
• Grandpa's Teeth (Trophy Picture Books (Paperback))
• The Missing Mitten Mystery
• What Really Happened to Humpty? (Nursery-Rhyme Mysteries)
• Pigeon P.I.
• Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty?: And Other Notorious Nursery Tale Mysteries
• I Wanna Iguana
• I Wanna New Room