The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko, Private Eye (Chet Gecko Mystery) - Hardcover

Hale, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152022813 ISBN 13: 9780152022815

Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books, 2000

Synopsis

When fellow fourth grader Shirley Chameleon asks Chet Gecko to find her missing brother Billy, Chet follows a mysterious trail of clues that includes the Rat Sisters, a riddling junkyard dog, and a vicious Gila monster named Herman.

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Review:

THE MYSTERY OF MR. NICE"Green-scaled gumshoe Chet Gecko hits his stride in this hard-boiled follow-up to The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse . . . Hale throws in wisecracks by the handful, terrible jokes . . ., and daffy clues. . . . Hold on to your fedoras: this gecko's going places."-Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:

Bruce Hale is the author of five picture books as well as the Chet Gecko mysteries. A popular speaker, teacher, and storyteller for children and adults, he was awarded a Fulbright grant in 1998 to teach stroytelling and to study folklore in Thailand. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0152022813
• ISBN 13: 9780152022815
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 97