Hugh Lloyd

Kidnapped, and in the hands of a ruthless gang of crooks, Skippy and the son of a millionaire almost give up hope. (Publisher)

Held for Ransom

Skippy Dare and his father have high hopes for a new life after they begin living on their new barge, the “Minnie M. Baxter,” but it’s hard to pull out of the life they have been leading. But when Skippy ends up alone on the “Minnie M. Baxter,” what happened to his father? Who is Big Joe Tully, and why does he feel such a strong attachment to Skippy? Who is Mugs? Do the people in the Basin have to leave after all? And what do hot dogs have to do with anything? First in the Skippy Dare mystery series.

Skippy Dare #1

Among the River Pirates

When Skippy Dare is hired as an office boy for a successful detective agency, he realizes he's found his true calling as a detective. Then he finds himself in too deep—and held for ransom!

Skippy Dare #2

Skippy Dare, now orphaned, is hoping to become a detective. He figures out a way to meet with the great detective Carlton Conne. Does Skippy convince Conne to hire him? Why is Skippy kidnapped? Does he escape, or does he meet a grisly fate deep in the swampy waters of Devil’s Bog?

Skippy Dare #3

Prisoners In Devil’s Bog

Hugh Lloyd is one of Britain's best-loved and most familiar comedy actors, with a face that is instantly recognizable. He has had a charmed course through the world of showbiz, meeting such stars along the way as Anthony Hopkins, Tony Hancock, Lee Evans, Terry Scott and many, many more. Packed with hilarious stories and behind-the-scenes secrets, this book is a must-read for comedy fans and those who really want to know want goes on in the world of show business.

Thank God for a Funny Face

Mark Twain

Bruce Campbell

Capwell Wyckoff

Roy G. Snell

12 tales featuring boy detectives, from Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer, Dective" to entries in the Mercer Boys, Ken Holt, Hal Keene, and Skippy Dare series, and lots more -- over 1,400 pages of great reading! Here are: THE MERCER BOYS AT WOODCREST, by Capwell Wyckoff THE MYSTERY OF THE IRON BOX, by Bruce Campbell THE AIR MYSTERY OF ISLE LA MOTTE, by E. J. Craine THE LOST MINE OF THE AMAZON, by Hugh Lloyd PRISONERS IN DEVIL’S BOG, by Hugh Lloyd BOB DEXTER AND THE STORM MOUNTAIN MYSTERY, by Willard F. Baker THE MYSTERY HUNTERS AT THE HAUNTED LODGE, by Capwell Wyckoff TRIPLE SPIES, by Roy G. Snell DETECTIVES, INC., by William Heyliger TOM SAWYER, DETECTIVE, by Mark Twain If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 260+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

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