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"Donald J. Sobol, author of the popular Encyclopedia Brown books, tickles his reader's curiosity (and funny bone) in this hilarious tale of friendship, ingenuity, and smashing achievement. We meet Ken Mullins and his three buddies Orv, Horseshoes and Bo, who unexpectedly find themselves forming a detective squad-V.A.C.U.U.M.(Volunteer Agents Crusading Unsteadily Under Mongoose). Assisted by Mary Evans, the girl expert in karate (her title: V.A.C.U.U.M. B.A.G.), they are soon thrown between the nefarious ""Cobra"" gang (which is threatening the entire city of Miami for high stakes) and ""Mongoose,"" the sleepy-seeming good guys. Now the fun begins: vintage cars, a World War I De Havilland airplane, island escapades, a sinister weapon and a constantly twisting plot keep the reader breathless between suspense and laughter. A well-written and enjoyable addition to our Adventure Library."

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During each of these peak writing periods. Sobol also broke forth into novels, something he didn't otherwise do. It was as if his creativity was overflowing in all directions. In the sixties we have a spy novel, Secret Agents Four. This ingenious book includes a detailed mystery plot of a kind related to those of the Golden Age Mystery. In many ways it is a mystery story masquerading as a spy novel, or at least, a mystery story in the form of a spy novel.... Sobol's two books [ Secret Agents Four and Angie's First Case] make everything look normal and spring the final revelation of hidden mystery as a surprise. Another formal similarity is the large number of clues hidden in the narrative. They are simply lurking there, hopefully unnoticed by the reader, until Sobol pulls them together at the end and weaves them into his final pattern.

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