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Gr 3–5—Captain Coconut has a special key that can open any lock; however, he has installed a special lock that can resist that key. Satisfied at being one step ahead of himself, Captain Coconut breaks down his own office door. Thus begins a wacky, subtly hilarious adventure with the paunchy, pleasant-faced detective, a man so brilliant that "whenever a detective got a sudden idea, it was called 'doing a Coconut.'" Cue interlude with montage and song lyrics to rival any James Bond theme. Set in an unnamed city in India, this first book in a plann...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This humorous mystery set in India features an entertainingly bumbling detective with an outsize personality. The writing is wryly funny. Captain Coconut's overconfidence supplies many amusing moments. For instance, t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More