Humpty Dumpty Jr., Hardboiled Detective:
The Case of the Fiendish Flapjack Flop
by Nate Evans, Paul Hindman, & Vince Evans

    THE CASE OF THE FIENDISH FLAPJACK FLOP by Nate Evans, Paul Hindman,
    & Vince Evans
    Category:  Mystery/Thriller
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  10/1/08
    Publisher:  Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
    Reviewed by:  Allison Fraclose
    Rating:  5 Stars


    In New Yolk City, there lives a Hardboiled Detective who is the toughest egg around. Humpty Dumpty, Jr., has
    cracked every case that’s come across his desk—except one, the one that made him become a detective. Putting
    that aside, he’s won tons of awards for solving crimes, all the while putting himself at odds with the local police
    precinct.

    One day, while reading the headlines in the paper, Humpty answers the phone, only to hear a scream before the line
    goes dead. He traces the call to the Pat-A-Cake Bakery, and rushes over there to check on his friend, Patty. He
    finds the lock to the door missing, just vanished, and baking supplies, ingredients, and recipe cards for Patty’s
    magical cakes and pastries scattered all over the place.

    While investigating, Humpty finds a piece of evidence—a playing card featuring the Jack of Hearts—on the ground.
    When he hears a noise from the storeroom and goes to investigate, an attacker leaps from the shadows, and Humpty
    is suddenly locked in a battle against someone who could possibly be Patty’s kidnapper. Armed only with his magic
    egg-beater wand and his wits, Humpty wastes no time in finding out all he can to save Patty and crack this case.

    His search will take him from Queens (to question the Knave of Hearts), to the sewers, to a highly charged final
    battle with an old foe on the outskirts of town.

    The first book in a hilarious new series, created by three veteran authors and illustrators of children’s books, this is
    one egg-citing set of books that will surely keep any younger or reluctant reader glued to the page to laugh as long as
    possible.