Eight humorous and satirical adventures of Wilbur Noat and his AI assistant, Fred.

All of the chocolate in Brominia has gone missing. The delectable brown stuff has vanished in huge quantities from every source and from every means of storage and no one knows why. Because of the widespread ignorance of the cause, panic has engulfed the ranks of the chocoholics and they have demanded a resolution to the grim and serious problem. To throw light upon this frenzied and disordered state of affairs the Bureau of Community Disturbances has summoned Agent Wilbur Noat and he has answered the call, but can he uncover the cause and bring the villain to justice? This and other exploits await the reader of the Adventures of Wilbur Noat and his intrepid assistant, Fred, the android.

In the Casebook of Wilbur Noat the agents of the Bureau of Community Disturbances (BCD) face their greatest challenges to date. They must solve the mysteries of the Ergo Inducer to prevent the Azucarans and Acerbians from conflict over the imposition of sweet or sour upon the citizens of the Seven Provinces. Other challenges include the enigmas of the Benignant Cows and the Gasmatron that threaten social order and the provincial way of life. These and other adventures here-in revealed expose the talents of Wilbur Noat and his intrepid android assistant, Fred.

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