Hawkeye Hart Follows the Clue

By Samuel DenHartog

Milo Hart is ten, sharp as a tack, and in Brookside he is known as Hawkeye Hart. "Hawkeye" is what kids and grown-ups call him when he spots the little things other people miss, like the way a line of students squeezes through a mill doorway, or how a simple scratch tells a whole story. With the river wind running between two bridges and the old brick mill district always humming with small-town friction, Milo keeps finding himself pulled into problems that have to be solved today, before rumors spread, tempers flare, or somebody gets blamed for the wrong thing.

In this collection of kid-sized mysteries, a missing locket disappears in plain sight, a desk conversation at the police station gets tangled by sound and assumptions, and a treasure map sends kids digging holes for something that was never buried. Lunchboxes get swapped, a package lands on the wrong porch, and a spare police badge vanishes after a school safety talk, turning into the kind of story that can grow bigger than the truth if nobody stops it. Along the riverwalk, a canoe paddle breaks in a way that makes no sense until Milo pictures the exact moment it happened, and a bright smear of green paint on a fence becomes a clue that a nervous kid is using as cover.

Milo does not solve cases with stunts or danger. He solves them with calm questions, quick checks, sharp eyes, and the kind of logic that makes you want to rewind and see the clues you almost missed. With his fearless friend Tessa close by when trouble tries to get loud, and his mom, Chief Marla Hart, keeping the adult world grounded in real procedure, Brookside becomes the perfect place for ten fast, satisfying mysteries that feel fair, clever, and fun to crack right along with Hawkeye Hart.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GJDMFZ7W
• ISBN13: 9798245207230
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.0"