The First Kat Dylan Mystery

Life’s a mystery when you’re thirteen…And that’s before you try to solve a bank robbery.

Moving from Los Angeles to tiny Crabtree, Michigan, is the last thing thirteen-year-old Kat Dylan wants to do. Crabtree's seen better days. Worse, the move means living with her gruff Grandpa Nick, the town's police chief, and having to look after her little brother, Alec.

And that's before Kat and Alec find themselves in the middle of a bank holdup by the Monster Gang—four robbers in monster masks. Before the heist is over, the kids lose their cash, Alec comes within a hair of losing his life, and Grandpa Nick goes to jail, accused of being one of the robbers himself.

Kat's determined to find out who the men are behind the masks, but exposing them could have big consequences. The deeper Kat goes, the more she learns life is about making choices,
including some that are a matter of life and death.

Chris Wieland is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. He is also the father of two fierce children, including a tough, smart tween who helped him find the voice of his protagonist, Kat Dylan. He lives in Southern California with his family.

Ages 9+