This Blue Balliett book series has sustained some damages, particularly to the paperback editions, yet still remains in excellent reading condition, purchased from a thrift store. Kids ages 10 and up will delight in the fun puzzles and mystery of the series.

{Chasing Vermeer} When a book of unexplainable occurances brings Petra Andalee & Calder Pillay together, strange things start to happen: seemingly unrelated events connect, an eccentric old woman seeks their company, & an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal. As Petra & Calder are drawn clue by clue into a mysterious labyrinth they must draw on their powers of intuition, their skills at problem solving, and their knowledge of Vermeer. Can they decipher a crime that has left even the FBI baffled?

Book 1: Chasing Vermeer

Book 2: The Wright 3

Book 3: The Calder Game

Book 4: Pieces and Players

And a stand alne novel by the same people Hold fast.