Ron Roy (born April 29, 1940) is an American writer of children's fiction, primarily mysteries for young readers. He is best known for the series A to Z Mysteries (from 1997), Capital Mysteries (from 2001), and Calendar Mysteries (from 2009).
Roy was born in Hartford, Connecticut, grew up in East Hartford, and has lived in Connecticut most of his life. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Connecticut and his master's degree in early childhood education from the University of Hartford. He taught fourth grade for ten years until he sold his first book in 1978 and became a full-time writer. His first several books were unpaged picture books.
Selected works
A to Z Mysteries
The A to Z Mysteries are a series of chapter books for readers aged 6 to 9, comprising 26 books published from 1997 through 2005. The series is written by Ron Roy, with interior illustrations and original cover art by John Steven Gurney, and redesigned cover art (2015) by Stephen Gilpin. In each book in the series, three kids named Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve a mystery set in their fictional home town of Green Lawn, Connecticut (and sometimes in other locations in the USA). The average page length of the text of each book is approximately 80 to 90 pages. +List of A to Z Mysteries books #TitlePublished1The Absent Author19972The Bald Bandit19973The Canary Caper19984The Deadly Dungeon19985The Empty Envelope19986The Falcon's Feathers19987The Goose's Gold19988The Haunted Hotel19999The Invisible Island199910The Jaguar's Jewel200011The Kidnapped King200012The Lucky Lottery200013The Missing Mummy200114The Ninth Nugget200115The Orange Outlaw200116The Panda Puzzle200217The Quicksand Question200218The Runaway Racehorse200219The School Skeleton200320The Talking T-Rex200321The Unwilling Umpire200422The Vampire's Vacation200423The White Wolf200424The X'ed-Out X-Ray200525The Yellow Yacht200526The Zombie Zone2005
Capital Mysteries
The Capital Mysteries is a chapter book series for readers aged 6 to 9, comprising 14 books published from 2001 through 2012. The series is written by Ron Roy, with interior illustrations by Timothy Bush and cover art by Greg Swearingen. In each book in the series, two kids named KC and Marshall solve a mystery set in and around their home city of Washington, D.C. The plots often involve the president himself. +List of Capital Mysteries books#TitlePublished1Who Cloned the President20012Kidnapped at the Capital20023The Skeleton in the Smithsonian20034A Spy in the White House20045Who Broke Lincoln's Thumb? 20056Fireworks at the FBI20067Trouble at the Treasury20068Mystery at the Washington Monument20079A Thief at the National Zoo200810The Election Day Disaster200911The Secret at Jefferson's Mansion200912The Ghost at Camp David201013Trapped on the DC Train201114Turkey Trouble on the National Mall2012
Calendar Mysteries
The Calendar Mysteries is a chapter book series for first and second graders, comprising 13 books published from 2009 through 2014. The series is written by Ron Roy, with interior illustrations and cover art by John Steven Gurney. The main characters are cousins and younger siblings of Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose from the A to Z Mysteries series. The average page length of the text of each book is approximately 65 pages. +List of Calendar Mysteries books#TitlePublished1January Joker20092February Friend20093March Mischief20104April Adventure20105May Magic20116June Jam20117July Jitters20128August Acrobat20129September Sneakers201310October Ogre201311November Night201412December Dog201413New Year's Eve Thieves2014
A to Z Mysteries Super Editions
The A to Z Mysteries Super Editions is a chapter book series for readers aged 6 to 9, published from 2006. The series is written by Ron Roy, with interior illustrations and cover art by John Steven Gurney. A continuation of the popular original A to Z Mysteries series (the final volume of which was published in 2005), the Super Editions follow Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose as they travel to various locations around the US and solve mysteries. The average page length of the text of each book is approximately 130 pages. +List of A to Z Mysteries Super Edition books#TitlePublished1Detective Camp20062Mayflower Treasure Hunt20073White House White-out20084Sleepy Hollow Sleepover20105The New Year Dragon Dilemma20116The Castle Crime20147Operation Orca20158Secret Admirer20159April Fools' Fiasco201710Colossal Fossil201811Grand Canyon Grab201912Space Shuttle Scam202013Crime in the Crypt202114Leopard on the Loose2022
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