The Kool-5 mystery hunters are a bunch of five spunky youngsters – Maya, Munch, Jinx, Nano and Dodo, who live in an urban residential complex. The adventure seekers love to ‘chillax’ and play pranks on ‘The Gabbar’, the security guard. They also hold secret meetings in their Headquarters – an old, abandoned garage – where they coin Kool new words tank up from the car pantry and brainstorm over baffling and sometimes dangerous mysteries… The K-5 stumble upon their very first mystery when strange hauntings are reported from Raymond Villa, a deserted, old mansion in their neighbourhood. Strange voices, dancing lights, a claw, and crashing chandeliers, greet those who dare to venture into the house. But most scary and eerie of all is the Phantom of Raymond Villa, who auto-magically materialises at different places at the same time and scares the daylights out of people. There are so many puzzling questions:
Who is the mysterious sender of the threatening letters?
How does the paint inside the villa change colour?
What secret is old Grandma Gomes hiding?
Who is the mysterious tramp?
How does water turn to blood?
Who scribbled the deadly warning and ransacked the H.Q?
Is it the spirit of the young boy Mark, who met a tragic end in the villa decades ago, or some sinister human conspiracy?
The podgy property dealer Mr.Bansal, the buyer Mr. Ahuja, Sharkface the mad scientist, Raju the head painter, and even The Gabbar, are all prime suspects in the challenging mystery before the K-5. There is never a lull as they embark on a roller-coaster adventure to unravel the clues and solve the baffling case of The Phantom Of Raymond Villa.
About The Author:
The adventurous journey of SONU DABRAL’s life has taken her through the diverse fields of human resource management, education, translation and media, to arrive her desired destination– creative writing. After Sonu graduated, she went on to do her MBA and followed it with a B.ed degree. However, she has long been a passionate and compulsive storyteller, doling out entertaining treats to her children, family and friends. She tried her hand at writing exciting stories for children, ranging from an out-and-out Indian mystery series to modern fairy tales, short stories with subtle morals, to spooky stories suitable for young minds. Nevertheless, this is her maiden foray into writing a book for children. Sonu has travelled extensively through India and currently lives in picturesque Goa. This is the first story in the KOOL-5 Mystery Series. The second being Mystery Of The Kung Fu Panda.
