Alec Flint is practicing to be super sleuth: He's got a pair of sleuthing pants with lots of pockets to hide his detective tools, and a sidekick, Gina, who is super smart and a great friend. When his dad, a local police officer, tells Alec the Christopher Columbus exhibit has gone missing from the town museum, Alec is on the case! But who would steal the Columbus Exhibit?
When a ransom note is sent to the Laurel Hollows newspaper claiming that something belonging to the whole town has been stolen, Alec Flint, super sleuth-in-training, knows that it's up to him and his partner, Gina, to solve the case. But the note only says something is missing and something could be anything! Can the detectives finish all of their work and find the culprit before it's too late?
"Saat menjabat Kapolda Kalimantan Timur, saya pernah menangani 234 kasus ilegal loging. Saya babat habis. Ada yang berani ngasih duit Rp 500 juta perkasus. Kalikan saja dengan 234, 'kan Rp 17 miliar. Yang srgitu saja saya tolak, masa sekarang dituduh ngambil Rp 1,5 miliar."
Buku in menguraikan rekontruksi kehidupan bangsa Indonesia pada abad XVI sampai XIX. Dalam waktu empat abad tersebut terjadilah, proses sejarah bangsa Indonesia yang meliputi perkembangan agama, ekonomi, budaya, politik, hingga pemerintah kerajaan bercorak islam beserta peninggalannya.
Kisah ini mengenai penerbangan di masa sebelum perang dunia II saat dunia penerbangan belum secanggih seperti sekarang. Terkadang pada saat itu penerbangan jauh bagaikan perjudian antara hidup dan mati.'