The Case of the Missing Midnight Snack

About this book:

When the legendary monthly batch of Mrs. Gable's chocolate chip cookies vanishes from the locked pantry of Oakwood Academy, the game is afoot for the school's most unlikely detective duo. Leo Vance trusts his gut and his timing; Julian Mercer trusts data, floorboard acoustics, and a perfectly aligned peas-on-plate strategy. Together, they've found missing spectacles and debunked ghost pianists—but a midnight heist involving warm, gooey chocolate chips and a faculty meeting's worth of leverage? That's a case that could cost them three weeks of detention... or make them legends.

Armed with two flashlights, a pocket notebook, and an encyclopedic knowledge of which stairwell joists don't squeak, the pair slip past curfew into a rain-lashed gothic campus where every shadow holds a suspect: the sleepy janitor with missing keys, the honor-roll prefect with a sweet tooth, the rugby team with hollow legs. From flour-dusted footprints to a half-eaten clue in the science lab, the trail winds through secret pantries and dusty library stacks, pitting boyhood curiosity against the iron will of Headmaster Sterling.

*The Case of the Missing Midnight Snack* is a cozy, character-driven mystery that captures the electric thrill of boarding school nights—where the scent of vanilla drifts through ventilation shafts, friendship is forged in whispered strategies, and the sweetest victories are shared crumb by crumb. Perfect for readers who love *The Mysterious Benedict Society* and *Enola Holmes*, this delicious caper proves that the best evidence is often baked with love.