As The Avenger searches for the teenage boys who trashed a house in his neighborhood, Buddy, one of the trashers, increases his drinking in order to cope with his parents' separation and his obsession with the daughter of the owner of the vandalized house.

When Kristy set out to solve a series of clues left by prankster Cary Retlin, she didn't realize that they would become involved with a real mystery involving serious vandalism.

Presents the first of a modernized series of Nancy Drew novels in which the girl detective, now equipped with cell phones and computers, sets out to solve the neighborhood mysteries of who stole a valuable Fabergé egg from someone new in town, and who has a grudge against zucchinis.

When Binky is accused of vandalizing school property, Buster and Fern test their detective skills to find the real culprit.