“The Missing Tulip Bulbs” was awarded a RED RIBBON by The Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards. Since they are in the UK, they will add their readers’ comments and stats to the book’s Amazon.co.uk site.

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun mystery, perfect for younger children. A RED RIBBON winner! By The Wishing Shelf Awards – Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition

This is what our readers thought:
Star Rating: 4 stars
Number of Readers: 15
Readers’ Comments:
‘This is a very sweet story. I liked Scout a lot. It was funny too and I enjoyed the adventure they went on.’ Boy

‘My class enjoyed this book very much. They liked the dog characters, particularly the new puppy, and they liked the mystery they had to solve. It was a little slow in parts but, apart from that, the story is well written with lots of ‘funny bits’. The children liked that Scout saw his owners as ‘his people’.’ Teacher

‘Well written, fun story, perfect for younger children. Nothing dark and scary in this short book. The author has a strong imagination and the writing skills to get everything across to the reader in simple, easy to follow prose.’ Teacher

‘I liked the drawings very much. They were so sweet.’ Girl

Stats Of the 17 readers:
15 would read another book by this author.
3 liked the style of writing the best.
7 liked the adventure the best.
7 liked the dog characters the best.

“The Missing Boston Terriers of Smith Street” is the first in a juvenile series about a Springer Spaniel dog detective named Scout, who does his canine sleuthing in Charleston, South Carolina. Scout knows all or most of the dogs in his neighborhood, but he tests his knowledge, his doggy network of friends, and his nose in his madcap search for the lost Boston Terriers, Ike and Clyde, whose reward poster his Mumma reads to him. A canine search of the Charleston peninsula’s storm drains and sewers takes Scout to some rather interesting, even unsavory places.

Fortunately he is resourceful and alert, and able to enlist the assistance of such unlikely friends as Chisholm, a talkative possum who adores chocolate and snacks. After a few scary encounters with sewer rats, a boa constrictor, and a full dunking in the river, Scout manages to rescue Ike and Clyde and snag them a safe ride home. Even a Doggy party is part of the action in “The Missing Boston Terriers of Smith Street!”

This series, with five proposed comic illustrated volumes to come, promises to be enticing to comic canine mystery lovers age 8 and up. MidwestBookReview.com

The Springer Spaniel Mysteries are back as local artist, author, and Mercury cartoonist Nancy Lucas releases the third volume in the series, “The Missing Tulip Bulbs”. Our four-legged protagonist “Scout” is out to solve yet another canine caper, fresh on the heels of “A Ghostly Tail” and “The Missing Boston Terriers of Smith Street”. This time he is working against the clock to save 700 missing bulbs that were to be the stars of “The Impromptu Tulip Mania Party.” He’s also hoping to rescue his imperiled share of the fete’s fare. Was it Chisolm the Possum, or perhaps an unknown malefactor that’s walked off with the bulbs? Scout is sure to find out.

Anyone with a wee one in need of a good read, a heart for hounds, or just a love for a good yarn will enjoy “The Missing Tulip Bulbs”. Readers will find 30 terrific illustrations by the author. Catch the scent and join Scout on his adventures around our Holy City: the book is available on Amazon.com, both in paperback and in a Kindle edition. Also, be on the lookout for more from Nancy Lucas soon: “The Curse of the Carriage Mule” is scheduled to be “let out” shortly. CharlestonMercury.com