He knew who could solve The Riddle of the Surfer's Leg. This was not a job for Sergeant Snook. This was a job that called for flair, science, knowledge In short, it called for The Brain. Something peculiar is happening in Farrago Bay. Birds are flying backwards, bats are coming out in the daytime, and there is a barking crocodile who thinks she's a dog....Sheldon hasn't a clue what's going on, but the weird new kid at school seems to have it all figured out. The freakishly smart Brain soon has Sheldon blundering along on an investigative roller-coaster ride where nothing is as it seems - and where one false step could mean the end of the world as Sheldon knows it ---- A rip-roaring read for lovers of bizarre and fantastic adventure from the author of the Bad Dog series and Michigan Moorcroft R.I.P.