num_pages: 96
description: A is for author....  Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. To Dink's amazement, Wallace says he'll come! But when the big day arrives, Wallace is nowhere to be found. The police think he just missed his plane, but Dink suspects foul play. It's up to Dink and his two best friends, Josh and Ruth Rose, to find the famous writer--before it's too late!  From the Hardcover Library Binding edition.
language: English
title: The Absent Author
titlecomplete: The Absent Author (A to Z Mysteries, #1)
characters: Josh Pinto, Ruth Rose Hathaway, Dink Duncan
genres: Middle Grade, Audiobook, Chapter Books, Childrens, Juvenile, Kids, 1st Grade, Mystery, 2nd Grade, Fiction
ratings_count: 9210
series: A to Z Mysteries
publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers