# Help to identify a Juvenile Detective Series **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 28, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-to-identify-a-juvenile-detective-series/672465 "2013-10-28T17:41:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![teddybound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-to-identify-a-juvenile-detective-series/672465/1 "2013-10-28T17:41:31Z")
Please help because the curiosity is killing me! Back in the 90s, when I was just in my teens, I was hooked on this Detective Series which I can’t recall for the life of me… I can’t even remember the characters’ names, but it is a series of books - many books…at least 10. It’s set in the UK I think, or the US, but I remember adventures in France and Europe. I strongly believe it’s set in UK. I just can’t for the life remember anything… the illustrations are cartoony - not as serious as Famous 5 or Hardy Boys. The Detective/Inspector (protagonist) in the story is a grown-up. It’s not as serious as Holmes -targeted for teenagers. Definitely more mature than Geronimo Stilton. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-to-identify-a-juvenile-detective-series/672465/2 "2013-10-28T19:59:26Z")
Any specific detail regarding one of the cases would help. ---
**Author:** ![stegon66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-to-identify-a-juvenile-detective-series/672465/3 "2013-10-28T20:40:07Z")
I have one of those too. I remember reading a mystery series back in the 70s. I think it involved a family having adventures/solving mysteries. One of the kids in the family had a nemesis in a neighborhood bully. The books themselves may have been older. That’s all I can remember… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-to-identify-a-juvenile-detective-series/672465/4 "2013-10-29T00:57:24Z")
[Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins & Inspector Wyatt series?](http://www.goodreads.com/series/54133-andrew-tillet-sara-wiggins-inspector-wyatt) When was it set? Do you remember any character details or case specifics? ---
**Author:** ![teddybound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-to-identify-a-juvenile-detective-series/672465/5 "2013-10-29T04:07:33Z")
I can’t for the life of me remember any of the cases even though I’ve read it all! And that’s the frustration. It’s a male detective/inspector, set in mid 1900s I think. He has a sidekick - also an adult guy. As I said, one of the books involved going to France and there was a brief write-up about the Eiffel Tower, The illustration and book cover is very cartoonish. Please help.