The Talkative Tombstone
Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno and Alberta Series
Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
Author: Terry Denton
Book 6 in the Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno and Alberta series
Pages: 128
Published: 2014
Age: 6+
Coco Carlomagno is the well-respected, if somewhat easily startled, Chief of Police in Buenos Aires. Alberta is his more sensible cousin. Together they crack the cases that confound this puzzling city.
Coco's nerves are all a-jangle. Deep in a cemetery in Buenos Aires, the tomb of the famous, much-lamented tango singer Anibal Manzana has everyone baffled. It is talking! Could it be haunted? Luckily Coco has his commonsensical cousin Alberta on hand to help. Can they unravel this ghostly riddle?
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.