Dennis Lynds

Gaia Moore, the girl without the fear gene, is used to being considered a freak of nature. She's not like other girls. She discovers that her missing father is in Siberia and is off to try and free him.

From the rural villages of Central America to the Mojave Desert to the expensive homes of Santa Barbara, these stories by a superb writer explore the explosive relations between rich and poor, workers and bosses, Anglo and Chicano, men and women, nature and culture. The urban novella "Talking to the World" is about a discontent veterinarian, a bedridden philosopher, a by-the-rules apartment manager, Gustav Mahler; and a dying koala.

The Three Investigators solve a case involving an international gang of art forgers.

Three junior detectives investigate a mystery involving an Oriental chest, a sunken ship, and a baffling dual identity.

Three young detectives go on a high-stakes treasure hunt in order to restore a fortune to the rightful heirs.

Using a clue provided by an unusual stuffed cat, three young detectives investigate the mysterious troubles of an accident-prone carnival.

Three young detectives try to solve a mystery involving a gold Indian amulet and a laughing shadow that appears to them in the night.

Three young sleuths uncover a mystery buried since World War II when they come to the aid of trouble-plagued environmentalist who is protesting the drilling of off-shore oil wells.

The Three Investigators foil a plot to kidnap the son of a political leader in an African colony.

When three junior detectives search for a valuable old Spanish sword lost since the Mexican War, the headless statue of a horse yields a clue.