When the mysterious and valuable Neil diamond disappears, Dame Jane Great-Dane rushes to the one detective who can solve the mystery before it hits the papers - Hake Pollock, the famous Fish Stick Detective. The mystery trail will take the Fish Stick Detective from his shabby corner office to the glitzy world of the gem trade and into the halls of academia.In his trademark trenchcoat and fedora, Hake Pollock sets about investigating the suspects: Sir Humboldt Penn-Gwynn, Lady Javan Magpie, and Sir Struthio Camelus. The background check leads him to the colorful eccentric ornithologist, Dr. Bill Oddly, who helps the fish stick detective to some surprising discoveries.The Fish Stick Detective offers young readers an entertaining and colorful world of characters in a unique graphic novel approach. Young readers will learn from, laugh at, and want to revisit the world of Hake Pollock, the Fish Stick Detective."Billions and billions of stars!" --- Carl Sagan
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