The Looming Lamplight
Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno and Alberta Series
Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
Author: Terry Denton
Book 2 in the Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno and Alberta series
Pages: 96
Published: 2013
Age: 6+
Coco Carlomagno, the well-respected (if somewhat easily startled) Chief of Police, has run into an unusually difficult problem. From his office high in the Obelisco, Buenos Aires' tallest building, he can see a light turn off and on. Could it be a message? How can he possibly decode it? In desperation he once again calls on his clever cousin Alberta to help him solve the puzzle of the looming lamplight.
About the Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno and Alberta Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Perplexing Pineapple(2013)
- 2.The Looming Lamplight(2013)
- 3.The Missing Mongoose(2013)
- 4.The Dismal Daffodil(2014)
- 5.The Quivering Quavers(2014)
- 6.The Talkative Tombstone(2014)
Reading age: 6+ years
Alberta is the clever cousin of Coco Carlomagno, the well-respected (if somewhat easily startled) Buenos Aires Chief of Police. When Coco runs into an unusually difficult problem, he calls on Alberta to help him solve the mystery.
A delightfully funny detective series for readers aged 6+, filled with crime-fighting guinea pigs, mind-bending puzzles and hilarious illustrations. Fans of the Andrew Joyner's Boris series or Andy Griffiths' Flat Cat books will love this innovative series by two of Australia's best-loved children's authors.