Should You Read The InvestiGators Series Includes New 2024 Book

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Know Before You Read The Investigators Series

Author: John Patrick Green
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Detective
Page Count: Averages 200 pages
Reading/Age Level: Reading Independently: 3^rd grade and up; Read with parents: Age 5 and up

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InvestiGators: Book 1

-General Information-

Full Title: Investigators
Release Date: February 25^th, 2020
Themes: Trust, Revenge, Dedication, Friendship
Warnings: Potty Humor, Mild Peril (explosions, rubble, etc), brain surgery (comically drawn)

Quick Investigators Book 1 Summary

The first Investigators book is such a fun introduction to the series. We get to meet our two main characters, Mango and Brash, as well as get an overall intro to S.U.I.T. (Special Undercover Investigation Teams). Mango is paired up with Brash after Brash just recently lost his most recent partner. Along side this, an evil creature is hiding in the sewers waiting to plan his attack!

InvestiGators: Take the Plunge – Book 2

-General Information-

Full Title: InvestiGators: Take the Plunge
Release Date: September 29^th, 2020
Themes: Robot instructions, Acceptance, AI
Warnings: lots of (expected) potty humor, mild comic book peril, a snake character who is a villain (although not overly creepy)

Quick Investigators: Take the Plunge Summary

The adventure continues as the Investigators continue to try to thwart their main adversary. They must go undercover as sewer workers. What seemed like a straight-forward mission backfires, landing Mango and Brash in a heap of trouble. The overall style and storyline is filled with fun little jokes that are good for both parents and kids alike.

InvestiGators: Off the Hook – Book 3

-General Information-

Full Title: InvestiGators: Off the Hook
Release Date: February 23^rd, 2021
Themes: Sacrifice, Greater Good,
Warnings: Mild comic book peril, mild potty humor, and one character does enter a coma (not resolved in this book)

Quick Investigators: Off the Hook Summary

Crackerdile continues to be a menace to the Investigators, but gets an upgrade that will bring new peril to the spies. Alongside that, a new villain enters the fray, bringing even more obstacles to overcome. This is all happening while Brash attempts to teach Mango about making choices for the greater good, even if sacrifices are required.

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InvestiGators: Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S – Book 4

-General Information-

Full Title: InvestiGators: Ants in our P.A.N.T.S.
Release Date: September 28^th, 2021
Themes: What it means to be human, rejection, forgiveness, and redemption
Warnings: Dealing with trauma, visions of death (still fairly comical), evil giant creatures, mild comic book peril, and mild potty humor

Quick Investigators: Ants in our P.A.N.T.S. Summary

After the events of the last book, Mango is trying to navigate work with a new partner who has many similarities to Brash while Brash recovers from a coma. This story follows many villains coming together to create a supervillain group, which includes one character who has been swayed away from S.U.I.T.

InvestiGators: Braver and Boulder – Book 5

-General Information-

Full Title: InvestiGators: Braver and Boulder
Release Date: February 22^nd, 2022
Themes: Confronting your past, doing a good job
Warnings: Mild comic book peril, mild potty humor, death of big character, and a big monster

Quick Investigators: Braver and Boulder Summary

The Investigators have a new headquarters and Brash is forced to deal with his past. This comes to a full climax as he is forced into a final battle with his ultimate foe and former friend.

InvestiGators: Heist and Seek – Book 6

-General Information-

Full Title: InvestiGators: Heist and Seek
Release Date: September 27^th, 2022
Themes: Art, Teamwork, Deception
Warnings: Mild comic humor, one scene with lot of intense (yet comedic) vomiting, mild crimes occur

Quick Investigators: Heist and Seek Summary

Brash and Mango must save the day again! Valuable paintings have gone missing, and just before the art museum’s big gala. The Investi-gators will need to learn some new skills if they are going to recover the paintings and save the museum.

InvestiGators: All Tide Up – Book 7

-General Information-

Full Title: InvestiGators: All Tide Up
Release Date: September 26th, 2023
Themes: Greed, Deceit, and Family Curses
Warnings: There is a new villain character who is a pirate ghost (still done in the comical style), Some very mild language (like dang), concept of selling souls

Quick Investigators: All Tide Up Summary

After all the passengers of a cruise line go missing, Mango and Brash go on a similar cruise to see if they can figure out what happened to the missing people. Little did they know that they would be revealing a long kept secret.

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Agents of Suit: Book 1 of Spinoff Series

-General Information-

Full Title: InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T.
Authors: John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis
Release Date: February 21^st, 2023
Themes: Persistence, Self expression, Purpose, Power, Confidence
Warnings: Mild comic humor, some slightly scary creatures (shown as comedic, but could be scary for very young readers)

Quick Agents of Suit Summary

Cilantro doesn’t really get a lot of time to shine in the Investigators series. So, it was really awesome to really dive into her personality and abilities alongside Monocle. We were also introduced to a lot of new, fun characters who may or may not appear in future projects. The story definitely gets a bit weird (even for an Investigators book), but does have a through line that comes together in the end.

Agents of Suit: From Badger to Worse – Book 2

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Full Title: Agents of S.U.I.T.: From Badger to Worse
Authors: John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis
Release Date: February 20th, 2024
Themes: Responsibility, Staying under-budget, World domination
Warnings: Mild comic humor, some slightly scary creatures (All very cartoony, but could be scary for very young readers)

Quick Agents of Suit: From Badger to Worse Summary

Agents of Suit: From Badger to Worse follows some of the side characters from the InvestiGators series, Marsha and Bongo. These badgers have been severly over-budget on their last few missions. So, they are sent to a remote island where a petty thief is stealing items from visitors. This ends up being a much bigger mystery than these badgers would have ever expected!

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