Cirrus@Austlit

'At twelve years old, Horatio Entwhistle has already blown up his bedroom twice and invented Stupendous Glue. While both of his parents are genius geneticists—who may have something to do with his science smarts—Horatio does all his own experiments. Right now he is stuck, literally and figuratively, trying to find a solvent for his truly crazy glue.

'His holiday research plans are rudely interrupted, however, when two strangers, whom Horatio dubs Orange Tie and Grimmer, turn up at his house to steal his parents’ computer which contains the files for their anti-aging research. But this is just the beginning. Soon Orange Tie and Grimmer kidnap his parents, and Horatio realizes they will stop at nothing to retrieve the information they want.

'Helped by his two best friends, Wheels in his turbocharged wheelchair and Ming Yi with her extraordinary lock-picking skills—and hindered by the bizarre neighborhood cat Snowball—Horatio is determined to find and rescue his parents, whatever it takes.

'You’ll be thrilled to know this is only the first in a series of four amusing and exciting adventures starring the incomparable Horatio Entwhistle and his fabulous friends.' (Publication summary)