Who Stole the Zmulobeast? - Softcover

"Who Stole the Zmulobeast?" is a humorous detective story for middle school-aged children. The story introduces the Pi in the Sky Squad, a crew of (mostly) kid detectives comprised of a talking dog with a wise-cracking sense of humor, a hovering space alien from the Planet Acabagua, a rambunctious collection of exceptionally curious youngsters, and Chief, the poor adult tasked with supervising this bunch. In this, their first adventure, the Pi Squad must find out who stole a creature known as a Zmulobeast - just as soon as they can figure out what a Zmulobeast is.

Keith Owens is a freelance writer, columnist, blogger and journalist whose work has been featured in The Detroit Free Press, Detroit’s alternative newsweekly the Metro Times, the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, and other newspapers. He was also a nationally syndicated columnist with Universal Press Syndicate for three years beginning in 1993. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, he has lived in Detroit since January, 1993, and considers it home for good. He lives there with his wife of 15 years, Pamela Hilliard Owens, and their two dogs Jam and Pepper. Who Stole the Zmulobeast? is his first novel for children and was done in partnership with Dr. John Leddo and Education Online (http://eollearning.com). Mr. Owens' first published novel, The Mayonnaise Murders, a humorous science fiction/fantasy detective story, was published in March, 2013 by Detroit Ink Publishing. More information about Mr. Owens can be found at his website, www.keithaowens.com.