Nate the Great and the Phony Clue – Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman – Library Binding

Early one morning, a torn slip of paper with the mysterious letters V I T A appears on Nate the Great’s doorstep.  He and his faithful dog, Sludge, set off to solve this latest mystery.  Against ferocious cats, hostile adversaries, and a sly, phony clue — not to mention a three o’clock deadline — Nate struggles to prove, once again, that he is Nate the Great.