Books in series
#1
The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster
1998
The clever, puzzle-crazy Jigsaw Jones utilizes his Top Secret Detective Journal and enlists the help of his ace partner, Mila, to track down the missing hamster, Hermie. Original.
#2
The Case of the Christmas Snowman
1998
As the class prepares for the holidays, Jigsaw takes the case of Lucy, who has lost her father's rare coin, and the mystery means having to interview a big, tough second grader in Bigs Malone. Original.
#3
The Case of the Secret Valentine
1999
Someone is secretly sending Jigsaw Valentines. When Jigsaw thinks about each valentine as a clue, the case starts to come together. It's a red-hot mystery for Jigsaw and Mila, the best detectives in the second grade.
Jigsaw puzzles are like mysteries - you've got to look at all the pieces to solve the case.
#4
The Case of the Spooky Sleepover
1999
Jigsaw Jones finds himself investigating the perfect case and piecing together all the ghostly clues when Ralphie Jones cannot sleep at night because something is making scary noises in his room. Original.
#5
The Case of the Stolen Baseball Cards
1999
When Eddie's baseball cards suddenly disappear, Jigsaw and Mila take on the case and begin their search to find both Eddie's missing property and those responsible for taking them. Original.
#6
The Case of the Mummy Mystery
2001
Detective Jigsaw Jones and his friend, Mila, have a new case to solve after they happen upon a genuine mummy at the class Halloween party. Original.
#7
The Case of the Runaway Dog
1999
Super-sleuths Jigsaw Jones and Mila must solve their most important case yet when Jigsaw's dog Rags turns up missing, in a puzzle- and activity-filled mystery perfect for reluctant readers. Original.
#9
The Case of the Stinky Science Project
2000
When Bobby Solofsky fools Sally-Ann with a magic trick, Jigsaw Jones and Mita suspect he may be connected to the bad smell ruining Ms. Gleason's science time
#11
The Case of the Marshmallow Monster
2000
Clever, funny detectives Jigsaw Jones and Mila Yeh solve mysteries in shool and out.
#12
The Case Of The Class Clown
2000
Clever, funny detectives Jigsaw Jones and Mila Yeh solve mysteries in shool and out.
#13
The Case of the Detective In Disguise
2001
Jigsaw Jones goes undercover to find out who has been stealing brownies from Mike and Mary's restaurant, while competing with a classmate to see who will be the first to solve the case of a missing football.
#14
The Case of the Bicycle Bandit
2001
Jigsaw Jones and Mila go undercover to find out who has stolen Ralphie Jordan's old bicycle, but the big challenge is figuring out who would want a hand-me-down bike.
#15
The Case of the Haunted Scarecrow
2001
Jigsaw and Mila discover what appears to be a living scarecrow while investigating a new case.
#16
The Case of the Sneaker Sneak
2001
After someone steals Bigs' football shoes before the game of girls against boys, it's up to Jigsaw and Mila to investigate and retrieve the stolen sneakers.
#17
Jigsaw Jones
The Case of the Disappearing Dinosaur
2002
Jigsaw Jones is a puzzle fanatic second-grade detective who deals with all kinds of cases. He knows that mysteries are like jigsaw puzzles-you've got to look at all the pieces to solve the case.
Missing hamsters, lost coins, haunted houses...Jigsaw Jones has seen it all before. With his top secret detective journal, eye for detail, and ace partner Mila, Jigsaw is always ready to take on a new case.
Now you see it, now you don't! Danika is doing a magic act at Bigs' birthday party. For her biggest trick, she makes Bigs' favorite toy disappear. Poof—it's gone! But where did it go? Even Danika doesn't know. Time for Jigsaw and Mila to use their own tricks and fix this mixed-up magic.
#18
Jigsaw Jones
The Case of the Bear Scare
2002
Jigsaw Jones is a, puzzle fanatic second-grade detective who deals with all kinds of cases. He knows that mysteries are like jigsaw puzzles-you've got to look at all the pieces to solve the case.
Missing hamsters, lost coins, haunted houses...Jigsaw Jones has seen it all before. With his top secret detective journal, eye for detail, and ace partner Mila, Jigsaw is always ready to take on a new case.
Is a bear on the loose in Jigsaw's town, or is someone trying to scare Ms. Gleason's class silly?
#19
The Case Of The Golden Key
2002
Jigsaw Jones is a, puzzle fanatic detective who deals with all kinds of cases. He knows that mysteries are like jigsaw puzzles—you've got to look at all the pieces to solve the case.
Missing hamsters, lost coins, haunted houses...Jigsaw Jones has seen it all before. With his top secret detective journal, eye for detail, and ace partner Mila, Jigsaw is always ready to take on a new case.
What's hidden in the attic of the new boy in town? It's a spooky mystery for the best detectives in town.
#20
The Case of the Race Against Time
2003
Jigsaw Jones is a, puzzle fanatic detective who deals with all kinds of cases. He knows that mysteries are like jigsaw puzzles—you've got to look at all the pieces to solve the case.
Jigsaw is in big-time trouble! For a dollar a day, Jigsaw and Mila make problems go away. But now Jigsaw has a problem of his own. He lost his grandfather's watch. And he has to track it down before his dad finds out it's missing. The clock is ticking! Can Jigsaw and Mila find the watch before time runs out?
#21
The Case of the Rainy Day Mystery
2003
Jigsaw and his sidekick Mila feel that Bigs Maloney is keeping something from them due to his weird behavior, and the detective team must battle the pouring rain while trying to find the truth.
#22
Jigsaw Jones
The Case of the Best Pet Ever
2003
This pet show is a CAT-astrophe! Not a problem for ace detectives Jigsaw Jones & Mila Yeh. They know that mysteries are like jigsaw puzzles—you have to look at all the pieces to solve the case!
With his top-secret detective journal, eye for detail, and ace partner Mila, Jigsaw is always ready to take on a new case. But this latest mystery is for the dogs!
The pet store is having a pet show! All the neighborhood kids sign up. The most talented pet wins a shiny gold medal. But when the big day comes, the prize—-poof—- disappears! Now, Jigsaw and his dog Rags have to enter the contest themselves so they can solve this mystery and make the town safe for dogs, cats, goldfish, and even iguanas!
#23
The Case of the Perfect Prank
2004
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Mysteries are like jigsaw puzzles...you've got to look at all the pieces to solve the case.
With his top-secret detective journal, eye for detail, and ace partner Mila, Jigsaw is always ready to take on a new case. But will this new mystery be too tough to crack?
#24
The Case of the Glow-in-the-Dark Ghost
2004
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Missing hamsters, lost coins, haunted houses...Jigsaw Jones has seen it all before. With his top-secret detective journal, eye for detail, and ace partner Mila, Jigsaw is always ready to take on a new case.
Unless it means staying after school! Jigsaw and Mila's new case has them searching school buses, spying on classmates, and dusting for fingerprints in the school cafeteria. Yuck! Will the hunt for clues help them solve this back-to-school mystery? Or just land them in detention?
#25
The Case of the Vanishing Painting
2004
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While working on a project for Parents' Night, ace detective, Jigsaw Jones, receives an urgent late-night phone Geetha Nair's painting has been stolen from the art room. At the scene of the crime, Jigsaw and his partner, Mila, find a baffling secret code. While working to solve the riddle, Jigsaw is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden throughout the school building—ingeniously disguised by the thief. Unless Jigsaw and Mila can decipher the puzzle in time, Geetha's painting—and an explosive school secret—will be lost forever!
#26
The Case of the Double Trouble Detectives
2005
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There's a new detective in town . And two detectives mean double trouble! But Reginald Pinkerton Armitage III is nothing like Jigsaw. He uses fancy gadgets and a charming attitude to get his work done. Gadgets don't make the detective, though, and Jigsaw is determined to prove it! Is Jigsaw's town big enough for two detectives? It's time for a showdown. May the best sleuth win!
#27
The Case of the Frog-jumping Contest
2005
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It's not easy being green! The carnival is in town and Jigsaw's friends are excited to enter their first ever frog-jumping contest. It's going to be grrrrrrr-eat! But when the carnival's champion jumping frog mysteriously disappears, Jigsaw and his partner Mila suspect foul play. These ace detectives are only a hop, skip, and a jump away from catching the frog-napper, but a bigger mystery remains...which one of them will have the frog with the highest jump? The competition is going to be toad-ally intense!
#28
The Case of the Food Fight
2005
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FOOD FIGHT! When someone starts a food fight in the school cafeteria, everyone points a finger at Joey Pignattano, notorious milk-snorter and all-around gross-out. But Jigsaw knows Joey has a good heart. Joey would never throw food he could eat instead!
Now Jigsaw has only twenty-four hours to clear Joey's name before the evidence gets mopped up—and Joey gets permanently banned from the school cafeteria! Luckily, no case is too big—-or too messy—-for Jigsaw Jones and his partner Mila Yeh, the best detectives in the second grade!
#29
The Case of the Snowboarding Superstar
2005
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Jigsaw and his family bond during a wintry weekend getaway complete with snowboarding and sledding—but a real detective, like Jigsaw Jones, is never truly off-duty.
When trouble hits the slopes, Jigsaw gears up to solve a puzzling mystery, and all without the aid of his partner, Mila. Can Jigsaw solve the case before his family packs their bags for home?
#30
The Case of the Kidnapped Candy
2007
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The best detective in second grade is back—and this time, he's cracking a Valentine's Day mystery! When the class' Valentine's Day candy stash disappears, it's up to Jigsaw and Mila to figure out who stole it. But there's more than one person with a sweet tooth in Ms. Gleason's classroom, so solving the mystery won't be easy. This case is no sweet treat!
#31
The Case of the Spoiled Rotten Spy
A Jigsaw Jones Mystery
2007
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Lights, camera—disaster! The coolest show on TV, Spy Guy, is filming an episode in Jigsaw's town. When Jigsaw lands a role as an extra, he gets to go behind the scenes. He even meets Chase Jackson, the show's spoiled star, who plays a junior spy.
But then an important prop disappears—and everyone accuses Chase of stealing it. Luckily, there's a real detective on the set. It's up to Jigsaw Jones to crack the case before the cameras roll!
#32
The Case Of The Groaning Ghost
2007
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Got a mystery to solve? Who you gonna call? Jigsaw Jones! But not this time.
When ghosts start haunting Jigsaw's classmates close to Halloween, there's a new ghost-buster in town—Bobby Solofsky! He's stealing Jigsaw's clients right and left. Now that's spooky! Can Jigsaw prove that Bobby's ghosts are nothing to be afraid of?
#33
The Case of the Hat Burglar
2019
Jigsaw Jones is back! A brand new original mystery, The Case of the Hat Burglar is the newest installment of the Jigsaw Jones chapter book series by James Preller.
Someone’s been stealing from the lost and found. But the strangest part of this mystery is what they’ve been stealing. Not mittens, or books, or water bottles—only hats! Just when Jigsaw comes up with a plan to catch this hat burglar in the act, the mystery thief strikes again right under his nose! Will this be the first case Jigsaw and Mila can’t solve?
Sure to delight and intrigue young minds in equal measure, this never-before-published mystery chapter book is full of charming illustrations and James Preller's signature humor and warmth.
Author
James Preller
Author · 69 books
James Preller (born 1961) is the children's book author of the Jigsaw Jones Mysteries, which are published by Scholastic Corporation. He grew up in Wantagh, New York and went to college in Oneonta, New York. After graduating from college in 1983, James Preller was employed as a waiter for one year before being hired as a copywriter by Scholastic Corporation, where he was introduced (through their books) to many noatable children's authors. This inspired James Preller to try writing his own books. James Preller published his first book, entitled MAXX TRAX: Avalanche Rescue, in 1986. Since that time, James Preller has written a variety of books, and has written under a number of pen names, including Mitzy Kafka, James Patrick, and Izzy Bonkers. James Preller lives in Delmar, New York with his wife Lisa and their three children. http://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesp...
