Hockensmith, Steve

Nick and Tesla's special effects spectacular : a mystery with animatronics, alien makeup, camera gear, and other movie magic you can make yourself by Bob Pflugfelder( Book )
5 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 591 libraries worldwide
"Hollywood has come to Half Moon Bay as kid inventors Nick and Tesla find themselves on the set of a big-budget superhero movie. But someone's sabotaging the on-screen debut of their favorite comic book hero, so the brother and sister sleuths must sneak behind the scenes to save the show. Luckily, they have help from an arsenal of homemade special-effects gadgets. This cinematic saga includes instructions for creating camera gear, stunt dummies, make-up magic, and more!"--Back cover

Fool me once by Steve Hockensmith( Book )
5 editions published between 2015 and 2016 in English and held by 542 libraries worldwide
"Since taking over the White Magic Five and Dime, Alanis McLachlan has been tracking down old customers and making amends for her mother's con jobs. So when Marsha--one of the shop's most loyal clients--comes looking for a way out of her abusive marriage, Alanis does everything she can to help. But lending a hand leads to unforeseen consequences, including the murder of Marsha's husband. Now Alanis has to use her wiles to undo a mess of her own making. Her growing mastery of the tarot might help her find the truth ... if the killer doesn't get to her first"--

Nick and Tesla's solar-powered showdown : a mystery with sun-powered gadgets you can make yourself by Bob Pflugfelder( Book )
6 editions published in 2016 in English and held by 536 libraries worldwide
"Super-smart kid inventors Nick and Tesla Holt have outsmarted crooks, spies, and kidnappers, but now it's time to crack their biggest mystery yet: where the heck are their parents? With the help of their eccentric Uncle Newt, the twins trace the clues to their missing Mom and Dad, scientists working on solar-power research for a clandestine government project. They'll need all their wits, along with an assortment of homemade gadgets, to outsmart the criminal mastermind who's trying to turn solar power into a secret weapon. Featuring instructions for building and using five awesome solar-powered contraptions--a hot dog cooker, alarm bell, listening device, model car, and nighttime LED signal cannon--this sixth installment is sure to please budding scientists and sleuthers alike."--

The black dove by Steve Hockensmith( Sound Recording )
21 editions published between 2008 and 2011 in English and held by 534 libraries worldwide
Crime-solving cowboys Gus 'Old Red' and Otto 'Big Red' Amlingmeyer are wandering around San Francisco when they stumble onto another mystery to be solved: the death of their acquaintance, Dr. Chan. It turns out that no one wants this mystery solved, but that doesn't stop the brothers from riling up the locals with their heavy-handed investigations

Pride and prejudice and zombies : dreadfully ever after by Steve Hockensmith( Book )
2 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 526 libraries worldwide
Four years after Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy marry, Fitzwilliam is infected with a zombie bite, and Elizabeth must find a rumored antidote soon--or face beheading her beloved

On the wrong track by Steve Hockensmith( Sound Recording )
21 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic Content and held by 520 libraries worldwide
"Gustav "Old Red" Amlingmeyer is an old-fashioned kind of guy: He prefers a long trail ride even when a train ticket can get him where he's going in one-tenth the time. So when it's Old Red who insists on guarding the Pacific Axpress, despite a generations-old family distrust of the farm stealin', cattle-killin', money-grubbing' railroads, Big Red is flummoxed. But as usual, he'll follow his ornery brother just about anywhere. Trapped on a thousand tons of steam-driven steel, Old Red and Big Red find themselves riding with a crafty gang of outlaws, a baggage car jam-packed with secrets, and a killer hidden among the colorful passengers"--Publisher's web site

Give the devil his due by Steve Hockensmith( Book )
4 editions published between 2016 and 2017 in English and held by 437 libraries worldwide
"Reformed con artist-turned-tarot reader Alanis McLachlan gets paid for predicting the future--too bad she didn't see all the trouble in hers. First a figure from her past tries to drag her back into the life of crime she thought she'd left behind. Then a new suitor tries to sweep Alanis off her feet, forcing her on-again, off-again romance with hunky teacher Victor Castellanos to hit the skids. And then there's the little matter of the client who gets an ominous reading from Alanis ... and is promptly murdered. Danger is in the cards for Alanis, and she'll need all her skill at reading people and reading tarot if she's going to survive"--Amazon.com

The crack in the lens by Steve Hockensmith( Sound Recording )
11 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 386 libraries worldwide
Otto "Big Red" and his brother Gustav "Old Red" head to San Marcos to deal with the greatest tragedy of Old Red's life. His fiancée, a fallen woman at the local house of ill repute, was murdered and the case was swept under the rug by the local authorities. Old Red is determined to find out what really happened and to find justice for his beloved. But Big Red and Old Red find themselves facing a wall of silence and in some of the worst situations of their lives

Dawn of the dreadfuls by Steve Hockensmith( Book )
2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide
Readers will witness the birth of a heroine in Dawn of the Dreadfuls?a thrilling prequel set four years before the horrific events of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. As our story opens, the Bennet sisters are enjoying a peaceful life in the English country side. They idle away the days reading, gardening, and daydreaming about future husbands?until a funeral at the local parish goes strangely and horribly awry. Suddenly corpses are springing from the soft earth?and only one family can stop them. As the bodies pile up, we watch Elizabeth Bennet evolve from a naive young teenager into a savage slayer of the undead. Along the way, two men vie for her affections: Master Hawksworth is a powerful warrior who trains her to kill, while thoughtful Dr. Keckilpenny seeks to conquer the walking dead using science instead of strength. Will either man win the prize of Elizabeth's heart? Or will their hearts be feasted upon by hordes of marauding zombies? Complete with romance, action, comedy, and an army of shambling corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls will have Jane Austen rolling in her grave?and just might inspire her to crawl out of it!

Ma bei shang de fu er mo si by Steve Hockensmith( Book )
4 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in Chinese and Japanese and held by 6 libraries worldwide