Bum Rap In Branson

Welcome to Branson! Tony Kozol and Rock Bottom (an engagingly laid-back sleuthing duo-Booklist) are back in their fifth hair-pulling, teeth-gnashing, nail-biting, name-calling (and that's only what the author went through to write it) adventure. Hired by folk singer Nanci Dement to appear with her at a Kewpie doll convention in Branson, Missouri, the boys are expecting nothing but fun and relaxation. What they get is murder, and lots of it. Not to mention, Jim Stafford, who finds himself with his own set of troubles-he's been accused of stealing a valuable Kewpie. Worse still, he's been accused of murder! While Tony and Rock try to sort through the tangle of their lives and help out their new friend, Jim, who thinks they are detectives (and Heaven knows they're not!) Nanci is ready to kill them. After all, she's hired them to play the guitar and bass and they're spending all their time playing sleuths! Will Jim spend the remainder of his days singing Cow Patti in jail? Will Nanci Dement stalk down and rub out Tony and Rock with her mandolin? Hold on to your Kewpie doll and read on!