The Case of the Missing Cheetah

By: Veronica Mang

Narrated by: Leigh Ponce

The first in a new chapter book series about three delightfully mischievous young girls and some of the most enigmatic women in history who worked as spies.


It's a dark and stormy night when three sleuthing little girls get pulled into a web of mystery. They have mistakenly uncovered a secret society of some of the most famous female spies in history. A glamorous spy named Josephine Baker enlists the girls to find out who has kidnapped Chiquita, her precious pet cheetah. Do the girls have what it takes to become spies themselves?

Debut author-illustrator Veronica Mang has created a playful pastiche full of masters of disguise, martial artists, codebreakers, and double agents in the first of this new illustrated chapter book series. Secret Spy Society: The Case of the Missing Cheetah introduces young readers to three delightfully mischievous girls and some of the most enigmatic and unforgettable women in history.


* Note to listeners: This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF that contains the About Morse Code section from the book.

Critic reviews

"This book is a delight. Fun. Funny. And full of adventure. Falling in with a secret society of lady spies would have been my 9-year-old self’s dream come true. Please discover time travel and send it to third grade me!" --Andrea Beaty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Rosie Revere, Engineer and the Questioneers chapter book series

"Clues, codes, quirky characters, and plenty of hot chocolate — the Secret Spy Society series has everything you’d want in a mystery and more. I’m ready for seconds, with extra marshmallows!" --Kara LaReau, Geisel Honor-award winning author of The Infamous Ratsos series