Amateur sleuth Clarissa Montgomery Hayes loves her loyal canine partner, Paw. Together they sniff out crime and dig up clues to solve mysteries. Can a dog be a detective? He sure can. The dog detective is on the case in this collection of the first five cozy mystery short stories. In "The Mystery of the Blue Dolphins," Clarissa's amateur sleuth uncle has died. Or was it murder? And what has happened to the stolen jewels he was investigating? Clarissa and Paw are on vacation at the beach in "The Mystery of Aunt Carol's Disappearance" where their friend's aunt has vanished. Has she been kidnapped? Can Paw track her down? Clarissa finds a dead body in her neighbor's shed in "The Mystery of the Body in the Shed." Who was the man and how did he die? Will Paw be able to protect Clarissa from the killer? Clarissa and Paw are on the case in "The Mystery of the Missing Bear." Why would anyone hide a key in a stuffed bear? More secrets are revealed as Paw sniffs out clues. In "The Mystery of the Missing Actor," the new actor in town is missing from his ransacked home. Where is he and his cat? And why is his parrot yelling, "No! John! No!" Join Clarissa and her feisty Saint Bernard as they dig up clues and collar the criminals.