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y separately published work icon The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) series - author   children's fiction   children's   detective  
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta)
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y separately published work icon The Perplexing Pineapple Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2013 Z1933358 2013 single work children's fiction children's detective 'Buenos Aires' Chief of Police, Coco Carlomagno, is sure his office high in the Obelisco is haunted. Every day at the same time he sees a floating pineapple and every day he hears a terrible noise. What could it mean? Who could it be? There's only one guinea pig Coco can turn to to help him in his hour of need: his logic-loving cousin Alberta. Can Alberta help him unravel the mysteries of the perplexing pineapple?' (Publisher's blurb)
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y separately published work icon The Looming Lamplight Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2013 Z1933362 2013 single work children's fiction children's detective 'Coco Carlomagno, the well-respected (if somewhat easily startled) Chief of Police, has run into an unusually difficult problem. From his office high in the Obelisco, Buenos Aires' tallest building, he can see a light turn off and on. Could it be a message? How can he possibly decode it? In desperation he once again calls on his clever cousin Alberta to help him solve the puzzle of the looming lamplight.' (Publisher's blurb)
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y separately published work icon The Missing Mongoose Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2013 Z1933368 2013 single work children's fiction children's detective 'It's a national emergency! A rare and extremely valuable mongoose is missing and the legendary Buenos Aires zoo is in chaos. But with rabbits in the Tigers' Taj Mahal and hippos in Panda's Palace, the zoo is a very confusing place. Coco may be the Chief of Police, but solving crimes can be very stressful. Only the calming presence of his brainy cousin Alberta can help. Can Alberta and Coco follow the clues and deduce the whereabouts of the missing mongoose?' (Publisher's blurb)
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y separately published work icon The Dismal Daffodil Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2014 7320971 2014 single work children's fiction children's

'Coco is the well-respected, if somewhat easily startled Chief of Police in Buenos Aires. Alberta is his more sensible cousin. Together they crack the cases that confound this puzzling city.

'Alberta is helping her cousin Coco, the Chief of Police, solve a top-secret case. In the beautiful Japanese garden of Buenos Aires, one daffodil will not stop drooping. Is someone trying to destroy the serene beauty of this oriental oasis?' (Publication summary)
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y separately published work icon The Quivering Quavers Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2014 7844085 2014 single work children's fiction children's

'Coco is the well-respected, if somewhat easily startled, Chief of Police in Buenos Aires. Alberta is his more sensible cousin. Together they crack the cases that confound this puzzling city.

'Coco Carlomagno is trying to avert a national disaster. La Bella Cucharita, the highly strung world-famous opera singer, is due to make her return to the stage after an unfortunate nerve-wracking incident - but a strange message has her rattled. Who on earth would send La Bella Cucharita mysterious notes on the eve of such an eagerly awaited performance?

'Luckily Coco is on the case, and with a little help from his logic-loving cousin Alberta, he can discover just who is behind the quivering quavers.' (Publication summary)
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y separately published work icon The Talkative Tombstone Ursula Dubosarsky , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2014 7844132 2014 single work children's fiction children's

'Coco Carlomagno is the well-respected, if somewhat easily startled, Chief of Police in Buenos Aires. Alberta is his more sensible cousin. Together they crack the cases that confound this puzzling city.

'Coco's nerves are all a-jangle. Deep in a cemetery in Buenos Aires, the tomb of the famous, much-lamented tango singer Anibal Manzana has everyone baffled. It is talking! Could it be haunted?

'Luckily Coco has his commonsensical cousin Alberta on hand to help. Can they unravel this ghostly riddle?' (Publication summary)

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[Untitled] Rayma Turton , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 28 no. 3 2013; (p. 32)
— Review of The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) Ursula Dubosarsky , 2013 series - author children's fiction
[Untitled] Rayma Turton , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 28 no. 3 2013; (p. 32)
— Review of The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) Ursula Dubosarsky , 2013 series - author children's fiction
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