You know, the little kid who went around with his dog Sludge solving neighborhood mysteries...he made me want to be a detective SO BAD. I used to dress up as him all the time
Oh boy oh boy does that take me back. My little brother is named Nathan (Nate) and he was just about as obsessed with these books as you could get. From what I remember, his interest tapered off after my dad started making up bedtime stories about "Prince Nathan and his magic skateboard"...