The Thief — Mark Mulle

Carter Williams and Dylan Kyle are two ordinary 12 year olds that have extraordinary adventures! As amateur detectives, the two boys solve mysteries in their quiet town of East Millersberg, using a combination of wit, determination, and cunning to follow clues to their answers. When a string of thefts disrupts the quiet neighborhood, Carter and Dylan are thrown into an investigation of the missing items. When their friend, Simon, is accused of stealing, the two boys are forced to discover what has happened, even if it means getting Simon into trouble. Neither Carter nor Dylan believes that he took anything that wasn't his, but how can they prove it? How can they solve this mystery, clear their friend's name, and find out the unlikely source behind all the problems?