The Dismal Daffodil

Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno and Alberta Series

Author: Ursula Dubosarsky

Author: Terry Denton

Book 4 in the Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno and Alberta series

Pages: 96

Published: 2014

Age: 6+

Alberta is helping her cousin Coco, Buenos Aires' Chief of Police, solve a top-secret case. In the beautiful Japanese garden of Buenos Aires, one daffodil will not stop drooping. Is someone trying to destroy the serene beauty of this oriental oasis?

About the Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno and Alberta Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.The Perplexing Pineapple(2013)
  2. 2.The Looming Lamplight(2013)
  3. 3.The Missing Mongoose(2013)
  4. 4.The Dismal Daffodil(2014)
  5. 5.The Quivering Quavers(2014)
  6. 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.