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evidence to put them both away for a long time. It’s a great feeling knowing we were a part of it.”
    “Too bad the newspapers don’t feel the same way. They didn’t even mention us in the article. The police got all the credit.”
    Dunc shrugged. “Oh well, that’s one of the things you have to expect when you’re a detective. We do all the work and they get all the glory.”
    “I was counting on some of that glory. Remember? Melissa was supposed to want my autograph.”
    “I know it didn’t quite work out that way this time. But don’t worry—there’s always next time.”
    “Count me out. I’ve had enough cops and robbers for one lifetime,” Amos said.
    “Speaking of Melissa, have you gotten an invitationto her party yet?” Dunc asked. “It’s only two days away.”
    “You don’t have to remind me. I’ve been ready for two weeks. My invitation probably got lost in the mail. Either that, or she wants to call and invite me personally.”
    The phone chose that exact moment to ring.
    Dunc tried to stop him. “Amos, it’s not her. This is my phone, remember? She wouldn’t call you here.”
    But by that time the back screen door was off its hinges, the garbage cans were flying through the yard, the rear fence was flattened and Amos was hanging in Mrs. Elmore’s clothesline across the alley.
    “Amos, are you alive?”
    A hand waved weakly at him through the clothesline ropes.
    Dunc sighed and went for a pair of scissors to cut Amos loose.
    It was going to be a long school year.

Be sure to join Dunc and Amos in these other Culpepper Adventures:
The Case of the Dirty Bird
    When Dunc Culpepper and his best friend, Amos, first see the parrot in a pet store, they’re not impressed—it’s smelly, scruffy, and missing half its feathers. They’re only slightly impressed when they learn that the parrot speaks four languages, has outlived ten of its owners, and is probably 150 years old. But when the bird starts mouthing off about buried treasure, Dunc and Amos get pretty excited—let the amateur sleuthing begin!
Dunc’s Doll
    Dunc and his accident-prone friend, Amos, are up to their old sleuthing habits once again. This time they’re after a band of doll thieves! When a doll that once belonged to Charles Dickens’s daughter is stolen from an exhibition at the local mall, the two boys put on their detective gear and do some serious snooping. Will a vicious watchdog keep them from retrieving the valuable missing doll?
Culpepper’s Cannon
    Dunc and Amos are researching the Civil War cannon that stands in the town square when they find a note inside telling them about a time portal. Entering it through the dressing room of La Petite, a women’s clothing store, the boys find themselves in downtown Chatham on March 8, 1862—the day before the historic clash between the
Monitor
and the
Merrimack
. But the Confederate soldiers they meet mistake them for Yankee spies. Will they make it back to the future in one piece?
Dunc Gets Tweaked
    Best friends Dunc and Amos meet up with a new buddy named Lash when they enter the radical world of skateboard competition. When somebody “cops”—steals—Lash’s prototype skateboard, the boys are determined to get it back. After all, Lash is about to shoot for a totally rad world’s record! Along the way they learn a major lesson:
Never
kiss a monkey!
Dunc’s Halloween
    Dunc and his best friend, Amos, are planning the best route to get the most candy on Halloween. But their plans change when Amos is slightly bitten by a werewolf. He begins scratching himself and chasing UPS trucks: he’s become a werepuppy!
Dunc Breaks the Record
    Best friends for life Dunc and Amos have a small problem when they try hang gliding—they crash in the wilderness. Luckily, Amos has read a book about a boy who survived in the wilderness for fifty-four days. Too bad Amos doesn’t have a hatchet. Things go from bad to worse when a wild man holds the boys captive. Can anything save them