TownOfAutumn.com : The Unofficial Brains Benton Website : Synopsis of All 6 Books


The Case of The Missing Message THE CASE OF THE MISSING MESSAGE

The Kangeroos have escaped! This secret code message spells trouble for Brains Benton and Jimmy Carson and leads them down a trail that involves a circus clown, a real live performing elephant, a fortune-teller, a tightrope walker, and a very pesky parrot. All clues seem to point toward a secret message which could bring the boys' new friend Skeets Fenton into his proper inheritance, and unmask the villains as well!
















The Case of The Counterfeit Coin THE CASE OF THE COUNTERFEIT COIN

The ingenious teenage sleuths, Barclay "Brains" Benton and Jimmy "Operative Three" Carson match wits with a ring of rare-coin counterfeiters and track them to their secret hideout in the woods. The result: a swiftly-paced tale, packed with chills, chuckles, and suspense.




















The Case of The Stolen Dummy THE CASE OF THE STOLEN DUMMY

Young Brains Benton and his pal Jimmy Carson take on a case that has baffled the police. Five thousand dollars, collected in the community to build a summer camp for youngsters, have disappeared without a trace. Before Brains and Jimmy solve the crime, they are plunged into a whirlwind of excitement and suspense, climaxed by a wild chase in a racing car.
















The Case of The Roving Rolls THE CASE OF THE ROVING ROLLS

When a snow-white vintage Rolls-Royce chases Jimmy Carson down the driveway of the Willoughby estate all by itself - well, as Jimmy would say, "Creeps!"   But that's only the beginning: a strange hit-and-run accident, two quarts of sour cream and a missing moustache start the incomparable Brains and his partner Jimmy off on a truly international mystery as a kingdom hangs in the balance.
















The Case of The Waltzing Mouse THE CASE OF THE WALTZING MOUSE

Gustave von Maltzbenden's pet mouse Xenophon can waltz. This is not strange because Gustave is an animal trainer. What does seem strange to Brains Benton and Jimmy Carson is that Gustave, and Xenophon, have disappeared, leaving behind a trailerful of hungry animals, a fortune in bills where only a skindiver could find it, and enough clues to seend the members of Benton and Carson International Detective Agency on the wildest boat ride of their young lives.














The Case of The Painted Dragon THE CASE OF THE PAINTED DRAGON

A moving statue, a suddenly empty swimming pool, a terrifying painted dragon -- all clues proclaim this the most difficult and dangerous case Barclay "Brains" Benton and Jimmy "Operative Three" Carson have ever handled. The young detectives and their friend Mikko soon discover that the villains are the deadly variety, who will stop at nothing to get what they want.