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Encyclopedia Brown is a book series featuring a young detective named Leroy Brown, known as Encyclopedia for his vast knowledge, who solves ten mysteries in each volume. Set in the fictional town of Idaville, the stories involve common childhood situations and everyday problems that challenge readers to use logic and observation. Each book includes the solutions at the back, encouraging readers to test their own detective skills.
Books in this series
Ordered by first publication where known. The official numbering for this series is incomplete in our sources, so we don't show series numbers we can't verify.
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
1963 · Donald J. Sobol
Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries in this book, and by putting the solutions at the back, it challenges the reader to…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown Strikes Again
1965 · Donald J. Sobol
Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown, Idaville's ten-year-old star detective with an uncanny knack for trivia, solves ten mysteries through his…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues
1966 · Donald J. Sobol
Leroy Brown, known as Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville's ten-year-old star detective who solves neighborhood mysteries through his own detective…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown Gets His Man
1967 · Donald J. Sobol
Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man presents ten short mysteries in which the reader is invited to solve cases alongside the young detective,…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown Solves Them All
1968 · Donald J. Sobol
Encyclopedia Brown, the ten-year-old detective from Idaville, uses his extensive knowledge of trivia to solve mysteries for neighborhood children…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace
1969 · Donald J. Sobol
The solutions to ten mysteries solved by Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown are given in a separate section, challenging the reader to match wits with the…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown Saves the Day
1970 · Donald J. Sobol
Encyclopedia Brown, the ten-year-old detective from Idaville, uses his extensive knowledge and keen observation skills to solve mysteries for…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down
1971 · Donald J. Sobol
Encyclopedia Brown, boy detective, solves ten more mysteries. The solutions are given at the end of the book.
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown Shows the Way
1972 · Donald J. Sobol
Encyclopedia Brown, a fifth-grade amateur detective known for his intelligence and wide-ranging knowledge, solves ten mysteries in this book. Readers…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown Takes the Case
1973 · Donald J. Sobol
Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville's ten-year-old star detective with an uncanny knack for trivia, running his own detective agency and…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand
1974 · Donald J. Sobol
Encyclopedia Brown, the ten-year-old detective from Idaville, uses his extensive knowledge and keen observation skills to solve mysteries for…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles
1975 · Donald J. Sobol
This book presents ten mysteries solved by Leroy 'Encyclopedia' Brown, with the solutions given in a separate section, challenging readers to match…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor
1977 · Donald J. Sobol
This entry's source material is only a reference link to the book's Open Library work page, with no descriptive text provided, so no factual summary…
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Buy on Amazon1980 · Donald J. Sobol
America's ten-year-old detective, described as a Sherlock Holmes in sneakers, is once again called upon to help his police-chief father and the…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown takes the cake!
1983 · Donald J. Sobol
The ten-year-old detective solves "The Case of the Missing Garlic Bread" and other food-related mysteries. The book includes menus and recipes for a…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints
1985 · Donald J. Sobol
The ten-year-old detective continues his war on crime in Idaville through ten more cases, for which the reader is invited to guess the solution…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt
1988 · Donald J. Sobol
A tennis shirt, a lone slice of pizza, a zebra's picture, a mixed-up word, an upside-down year, a folded piece of paper, and a muddy bandage are…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo's Nose
1996 · Donald J. Sobol
A kidnapped professor, missing monkey money, a flash-in-the-pan flashlight, a thief in a thunderstorm, and racing reptiles that become snacks for…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and the case of the slippery salamander
1999 · Donald J. Sobol
Encyclopedia Brown, the super sleuth in sneakers, solves ten new mysteries, including "The Case of the Slippery Salamander," "The Case of the Banana…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case
2007 · Donald J. Sobol
Since 1963, when Dutton published the first book in the series, Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, the brainy crime-stopper has been a favorite…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown, Super Sleuth
2010
With a knack for trivia, Encyclopedia solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad is also the chief of…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and the case of the secret UFOs
2010 · Donald J. Sobol
Ten brief cases allow the reader to match wits with ten-year-old crime-buster Encyclopedia Brown as he investigates such cases as whether a diary of…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers
2011
A stolen teacup... An extra set of footprints... Four very strange words... A pirate's treasure... And a race to find a cheater in Idaville's annual…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablos Nose
2011
Encyclopedia Brown, the secret weapon in Idaville's war on crime, is back--with 10 all-new mysteries to solve. Bugs Meany and his tricky Tigers are…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Sleeping Dog
2011
Will Wilford Wiggins finally part the kids of Idaville from their hard-earned allowances? Can Encyclopedia stop Sally from belting Bugs Meany into…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs
2011
Can the secret weapon in Idaville’s war on crime really be a ten-year-old boy in sneakers? It can if it’s Encyclopedia Brown! Encyclopedia is back…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and the case of the carnival crime
2011 · Donald J. Sobol
This entry presents ten brief cases in which readers can match wits with ten-year-old crime-buster Encyclopedia Brown. The cases include toys missing…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and the case of the soccer scheme
2012 · Donald J. Sobol
Idaville's secret weapon against lawbreakers, ten-year-old Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown, helps the police force solve ten new cases, the solutions to…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Marshmallow Tower
2025
Everyone's favorite boy detective is back and better than ever in this new collection of mysteries from the bestselling Encyclopedia Brown series!…
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Buy on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown and his Best Cases Ever
Year unknown · Donald J. Sobol
Encyclopedia Brown runs a detective agency for neighborhood kids and assists his father, the chief of police, in solving challenging crimes each…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Encyclopedia Brown books in?
Read them in publication order — the list above is sorted by first publication where known, starting with “Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective”.
How many books are in the Encyclopedia Brown series?
We list 30 books by Donald J. Sobol , published between 1963–2025.
Where can I buy the Encyclopedia Brown books?
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