Day of the Pesky Shadow — Vickie Johnstone

Ebook version published on October 31, 2012. Book 2 in the Smarts & Dewdrop Series. After his previous oregano-sprinkled adventure, Detective Smarts is still finding it hard to look at a pizza, never mind eat one. But there is a new mind boggler to solve - who is the mysterious, dark figure causing the townsfolk's legs to go all wibbly wobbly? Smarts and sidekick Dewdrop are hot on the trail. Book 1 in the series is Day of the Living Pizza. For readers aged 10+. "Don't worry, Smarts & Dewdrop will persevere until they get to the bottom of the situation-and please readers with a happy ending (if those readers can stop laughing long enough, that is)." - Mallory Anne-Marie Haws "Humor and clever word play are the hilarious attributes Indie author Vickie Johnstone's readers will laugh out loud over when they read the novella Day of the Pesky Shadow. The setting for this story is Crazy Name Town, where every character has a name that made me chuckle while reading all about a shadow that didn't seem to be attached to a person. I simply couldn't stop reading until finding out how this story was going to end. There were pleasant surprises throughout, including the ending." - PDX Author "The names, places and plot are very silly, but then again, they are supposed to be. The book is written for young people with some good lessons on friendship intertwined throughout the story, but overall it is just a fun story for readers of any age. If you are in the mood for some silliness and need a good laugh, Day of the Pesky Shadow is the book for you." - Lady Wings