Bat Crazy

Red-eyed Monster Bats that attack humans? Denton doesn't think so and Alex hopes not, but who are they to quibble with the local gossip? Transmission problems and a blown tire land Denton and Alex Davies right in the middle of a dilapidated, unfriendly town that's welcoming no strangers, least of all nosy ones with a bent toward solving mysteries. But with support from the town detective--an admirer of the Davies--and their own tenacious personalities, Denton and Alex aren't easily scared off. Not when warnings in the form of painted bats show up on the porch of their rented cabin, not when the mayor threatens to run them out of town and not even when Denton finds the bones . . . An ancient story, a bit of a map, a lost jewel and even a bat clan serve to provide the Davies and their sidekick, Taffy, the dog, their hardest case so far.