23 Chili con Carne and Baked Alaska
38 The Strange Case of Darcy New
45 What Goes Up Must Come Down
Dedicated to the memory of Billy Tipton
“He sang in a high voice.”
and to Herbert S. Zim,
whose delightful and informative books
have provided many hours of pleasant reading
As always
for Miss Lily Bee
and
for Miss Coco,
who will be sadly missed
Special thanks to Leasa Burton
for her keen editing skills
and
buckets of gratitude
to my sweet boy chums
for their generosity, grace and wit
Tom Metz
Donald Smith
Chuck Stallard
“I can hardly wait to get home and show Father all the exciting new French detective techniques we learned while on our vacation!” Joe Hardly said eagerly. The dark-haired, muscular