First published 2013
Bean has decided to become a detective. She patrols Pancake Court looking for mysteries to solve with her assistant Ivy by her side. Bean feels ready to take on any criminal mastermind who dares to operate in her neighborhood. She knows she can crack even the toughest cases. There's just one problem. Pancake Court doesn't seem to have any actual mysteries happening. No crimes are being committed. No suspicious activity is taking place. Bean refuses to let this stop her detective career before it starts. If real mysteries won't come to her, she and Ivy will simply have to create their own. Bean throws herself into manufacturing the perfect cases for her new detective agency to solve. She approaches danger with laughter and confidence as she works to establish herself as the neighborhood's premier investigator.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, detective
Vibes: cozy, humorous, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, friendship
Setting: Pancake Court
128 pages · Hardcover · Chronicle Books