John L. Leone

"Sharklock Bones: Bug Tails" is the fourth in a series about a shark detective and his trusty sidekick, Dr. Flotsam. They float around in a world of talking fish and animals, a world where everyone talks in puns, anecdotes, jokes and word plays. The stories are written in screenplay fashion to encourage role playing and interaction among readers. The dynamic duo of Bones and Watson take on and solve not-too-difficult mysteries in these stories or "tails". The target audience is ages eight to eighty. In this book "Sharklock Bones: Bug Tails" Sharklock and the Doc solve a kidnapping and then go on to a final confrontation on Mister Rhee Island with their arch enemy, the infamous Devious Dolphin. The first book in the series is "Sharklock Bones: Fish Tails" consisting of two "tails". The first is "Codfather" wherein our heroes stop a kidnapping by Devious Dolphin. The second "tail" is "Hound" and the duo helps Robert Eel Lee (atop a seahorse, of course) capture a giant hound on the Moor. The second in the series is "Sharklock Bones: Zoo Tails", also with two "tails". In "Horse", Sharklock's pony disappears from a locked stall. In "Seafood Restaurant", our boys locate animals missing from the zoo. The third book of "tails" is "Sharklock Bones: Pirate Tails", the "tail" is entitled "Parrots of the Carob Bean". Bones and Flotsam are on the hunt to locate Johnny Depth's missing pirate ship, the Black Twirl. All lots of fun, lots of puns, lots of giggles and more than a few groans. Swim on in and stay tuned for more "tails".

This is the first of the latest children's series featuring the great white shark detective, Sharklock Bones. Introducing the History Series, the author covers in this book the beginning of the American Revolution in a comedic way. Hopefully this approach will encourage young readers to learn more about our country's great beginnings.

Time travel back to the 60's with this nostalgic comedy. As seen through a teenager's eyes, it is the story of almost every young man growing up in those turbulent days. Join the author as he tries to handle puppy love, heartbreak, yearbook pictures, the heat wave of those summers spent at the pool and the beach, the high school dances and more. It's all here, the TV shows, the movies, the great songs, the crazy friends, the hangouts, the urban legends, the haunted houses. Memory lane. Join me, won't you?

"Sharklock Bones: Screenplays" is a collection of the ten books that make up the "Sharklock Bones: Fish Detective" series. The series stars a talking shark detective and his capable clown fish assistant, Dr. Flotsam. All the books in the series are written in screenplay fashion to encourage interplay among the readers or actors. The stories are told using puns, jokes and word plays. The mysteries have many references to pop culture icons, songs, movies and plays which also amuses the grown up readers. The series is contains many pictures and illustrations aimed primarily at the younger market to pique and keep their interest. This publication, "Sharklock Bones: Screenplays", is not illustrated. It is designed to be a possible lower cost alternative for readers of the series who are more interested in the content.

"Sharklock Bones: Lobster Tails" is the ninth book in the ongoing series "Sharklock Bones Fish Detective". It follows the adventures and mis-adventures of a talking shark and his trusty sidekick, Dr. Flotsam as they travel the seas trying to solve different mysteries. The stories, or "tails" are told in a series of puns, wordplays and jokes. All are told in screenplay fashion to encourage interaction among the readers.

"Sharklock Bones: Zoo Tails" is the second in the Sharklock Bones series. "Zoo Tails" has two tails. The first is "Horse" wherein our detective's horse is missing, disappeared from a locked stall. The second is "The Seafood Restaurant". Our duo is contacted by the zoo keeper who is missing quite a few animals from their cages. All the "Bones" tails take place on or near Fish Town, a town inhabited by talking fish and animals. They talk, by the way, in puns, jokes and anecdotes, riddles and wordplays. All "Bones" tails are written in screenplay fashion to encourage role playing and interaction among readers. Target age group is from eight to eighty.