This four-story collection includes:



Nate the Great and the Phony Clue

Early one morning, a torn slip of paper with the mysterious letters VITA appears on Nate the Great's doorstep. He and his faithful dog, Sludge, set off to solve this latest mystery.



Nate the Great and the Missing Key

Nate doesn't especially want to go to a birthday party for Annie's dog Fang. But he can't resist a mystery-and when Annie loses her house key and can't get inside to set up the party, Nate and his trusty dog, Sludge, are hot on the trail.



Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail

Nate the Great, super sleuth, has his work cut out for him when Rosamond loses his birthday present. He and his dog Sludge must face snow, ice, and ferocious-looking Fang, Annie's dog, to solve the case.



Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas

Annie's dog is unhappy. When Fang is unhappy, everyone is unhappy. Especially Nate the Great. So Nate agrees to sniff out Fang's mysteriously missing Christmas mail.

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat has written more than 130 books for children and young adults, which have been translated into seventeen languages. She lives with her husband in Tuscon, Arizona.