Canyon Quest — Jim Ware

A dry, forsaken blip on the edge of civilization. That's what Mike Fowler thinks of the little town of Ambrosia in the Arizona desert. He has no friends, no fun and no answers to the agonizing disappearance of his dad in a top-secret military mission. But that could all change after Mike stumbles onto his dad's puzzling journal in the old B-17 out back.

The mysterious coded entries in the journal lead him to a hidden canyon rimmed with strange lights in the sky, muffled voices and a knife he's sure belongs to his dad! Something big maybe a covert military operation -- is going on in that secluded canyon. And Mike is sure if he just follows the clues, he'll find his dad. But with each new discovery, he and his daring companions Ben, Spence, and Winnie land in more and more danger.

It's the case of their young lives. Now if they only live to escape it. Canyon Quest is the exciting story of how Mike and his newfound friends came to become the famous Last Chance Detectives.

Theme: truth vs. deception