In the town of Ghostly where every house is haunted, two ghosts are frightened—someone is haunting them with mysterious sounds: Clack cluckity-cluck bing, blub blub. Or is it Click cluck-clackity cling, flub flub? They can’t agree on what the sounds are, but they know they’re not ghostly noises.What could be more scary? Good thing ace reporter Dirk Bones is on the case. Dirk writes for the town newspaper, The Ghostly Tombs, and as he collects the facts for his stories, he also solves mysteries. As Dirk investigates this zany case, he encounters more silly, creepy creatures in a town full of promise for more surprising mysteries to co

A HAUNTED HOUSE LIKE NO OTHER: This hilarious mystery turns the tables on traditional scary stories: two ghosts are frightened of someone haunting them! PERFECT FOR RELUCTANT READERS: This is perfect for beginning readers, especially boys. KIDS LOVE SCARY STORIES: But in this story there’s just as much funny as there is fright. DIRK BONES IS ON HIS WAY TO THE TOP: Doug Cushman is well-known for creating well-loved, adventurous heroes, including Inspector Hopper, Aunt Eater, Space Cat, among others. BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: ?Doug Cushman’s I Can Read! and picture books for HarperCollins sold more than one-million altogether! ?His bestsellers for S&S include WHAT DADS CAN’T DO and WHAT TEACHERS CAN’T DO THERE’S MORE TO COME: A brand new mystery, DIRK BONES AND THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING BOOKS, is also launching in Summe