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Wishbone Mysteries Books in Order

Wishbone Mysteries contains 18 books, published between 1997 and 2000. The first book is The Treasure of Skeleton Reef (1997) and the newest is Case of the Breaking Story (2000). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
1997–2000
Pages on record
1,996 in 14 of 18 books
Reading time
33–50 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,996 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

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Wishbone Mysteries features a Jack Russell terrier named Wishbone across 18 detective and mystery stories published between 1997 and 2000. Buried treasure, lighthouses, haunted houses, theatres and museums turn up among the subjects. Brad Strickland is credited on 6 books, Rick Duffield on 5, Alexander Steele on 4 and Anne Capeci on 3. The Treasure of Skeleton Reef (1997) opens the run and Case of the Breaking Story (2000) ends it, at a median 141 pages.

How many Wishbone Mysteries books are there?

Wishbone Mysteries has 18 books, released between 1997 and 2000.

Wishbone Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Wishbone Mysteries books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Treasure of Skeleton Reef by Brad Strickland, book 1 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1997)
  2. Cover of The Haunted Clubhouse, book 2 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1997)
  3. Cover of Case of the Unsolved Case by Alexander Steele, book 3 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1998)
  4. Cover of Drive-In of Doom by Brad Strickland, book 4 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1998)
  5. Cover of Case of the On-Line Alien, book 5 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1998)
  6. Cover of The Disappearing Dinosaurs by Brad Strickland, book 6 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1998)
  7. Cover of Lights! Camera! Action Dog! by Brad Strickland, book 7 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1998)
  8. Cover of Disoriented Express by Brad Strickland, book 8 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1998)
  9. Cover of Forgotten Heroes, book 9 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1998)
  10. Cover of Tale of the Missing Mascot by Alexander Steele, book 10 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1998)
  11. Cover of Riddle of the Wayward Books by Brad Strickland, book 11 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1998)
  12. Cover of Key to the Golden Dog by Anne Capeci, book 12 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1998)
  13. Cover of The Maltese Dog, book 13 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1998)
  14. Cover of The Stolen Trophy by Michael Jan Friedman, book 14 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1998)
  15. Cover of Stage Invader, book 15 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1999)
  16. Cover of The Sirian Conspiracy, book 16 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (1999)
  17. Cover of Case of the Cyber-Hacker by Anne Capeci, book 17 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (2000)
  18. Cover of Case of the Breaking Story, book 18 of the Wishbone Mysteries series (2000)
  1. 1
    The Treasure of Skeleton Reef1997 · 141 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997141
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  2. 2
    The Haunted Clubhouse1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  3. 3
    Case of the Unsolved Case1998 · 139 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998139
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  4. 4
    Drive-In of Doom1998 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998143
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  5. 5
    Case of the On-Line Alien1998 · 139 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998139
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  6. 6
    The Disappearing Dinosaurs1998 · 141 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998141
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Lights! Camera! Action Dog!1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  8. 8
    Disoriented Express1998 · 167 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998167
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Forgotten Heroes1998 · 139 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998139
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Tale of the Missing Mascot1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Riddle of the Wayward Books1998 · 141 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998141
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Key to the Golden Dog1998 · 141 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998141
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    The Maltese Dog1998 · 139 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998139
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  14. 14
    The Stolen Trophy1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  15. 15
    Stage Invader1999 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999140
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  16. 16
    The Sirian Conspiracy1999 · 141 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999141
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  17. 17
    Case of the Cyber-Hacker2000 · 141 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000141
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  18. 18
    Case of the Breaking Story2000 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000144
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Where to start with Wishbone Mysteries

Start with The Treasure of Skeleton Reef (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Wishbone Mysteries book?

Case of the Breaking Story (2000) is the newest Wishbone Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Wishbone Mysteries book coming?

No next Wishbone Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Wishbone Mysteries at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Wishbone Mysteries title on record dates from 2000, 26 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Wishbone Mysteries books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,996 pages across the 14 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 141 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Wishbone Mysteries books, 16 of 18, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 18 titles, 6 are credited to Brad Strickland, 5 to Rick Duffield, 4 to Alexander Steele and 3 to Anne Capeci. A further 6 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.

What the Wishbone Mysteries books are about

15 of the 18 Wishbone Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dogs is tagged on 14 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.