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To Yuka Hayashi, the inspiration for the
new Code Buster, Mika —Penny

Copyright © 2016 by Penny Warner
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Warner, Penny.
The hunt for the missing spy / by Penny Warner.
pages cm. — (Code Busters Club ; #5)
Summary: During a class trip to Washington, D.C., the Code Busters have
many opportunities to hone their sleuthing skills as they explore the International
Spy Museum, the White House, and more, but when a classmate goes missing, a
mysterious figure in a trench coat may be the key to solving the case.
ISBN 978-1-5124-0304-6 (th : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-5124-0305-3 (EB pdf)
[1. Cryptography—Fiction. 2. Ciphers—Fiction. 3. Missing children—Fiction.
4. Spies—Fiction. 5. Washington (D.C.)—Fiction. 6. Mystery and dectective stories.]
I. Title.
PZ7.W2458Hun 2016
[Fic]—dc23 2015017911S
Manufactured in the United States of America
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