Ten brief cases allow the reader to match wits with ten- year-old crime-buster, Encyclopedia Brown, as he investigates such cases as toys missing from a fair, music stolen from a singer-songwriter, and arrowheads that disappear during a campout.

The case of the vanished sculpture -- The case of the glittering diamonds -- The case of the tempting toys -- The case of the missing songs -- The case of the home run hitter -- The case of the lazy lion -- The case of the explorer's map -- The case of the arrowhead hunters -- The case of the courageous camper -- The case of the carnival crime.