Detective Fred Flinstone

The children's cartoon has a book series also. This book, Detective Fred Flinstone is an easy read but is humorous and adventurous.

In this book Fred and his pet dinosaur, Dino, were in the living room and Fred was trying to teach Dino how to fetch their stone newspaper, but Dino broke it once again. As Fred was reading the puzzled together news-rock he saw the headline, Fire Ruby Stolen! This was interesting to Fred and as he read on he saw a note saying that the great detective Perry Gunnite needed an assistant who can see small things, is good at putting things together, and is willing to face great danger. Fred told Barney that he was going to be Perry's assistant and that Barney could come make sure that Fred got the job, and if not then Barney could rub it in Fred's face. Fred went to get the job, and he did but he didn't know the great Perry Gunnite was really looking for an office maid. Fred had to take the job though or Barney would think Fred didn't get his job, so Fred started to clean and Perry left to investigate further on the stolen Fire Ruby case.

After Perry leaves Barney shows up at the office to make sure that Fred got the job, and he did, but Barney wanted to stay because Mrs. Fire had just shown up and she wanted some answers on her missing Ruby, so Fred and Barney each put on a disguise and they left. They went to the crime scene and there were no marks that the ruby had been dragged away, but the ruby was as big as Barney so no human being could pick it up. When Perry Gunnite showed up they looked all together for any clues. The ruby sat on a pedestal and the pedestal had a trap door. Fred, Barney, Perry and Mrs. Fire all went in this door sliding down they landed hard. Now how were they to get out of that. They better figure out soon because the criminal is in the house for now but is soon going to be on the run.

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and read some of her other Flinstone mysteries such as:
1.) The Case of the Scrambled eggs
2.) The Case of the Missing Peanut Butter