"Sharklock Bones: Fish Tales" features the world famous fish detective and his trusty side-kick Dr. Flotsam. Join the fishy duo as they take on Devious Dolphin (also known as the Codfather). Next they help the famous General Robert Eel Lee (who rides a seahorse, of course) discover who is trying to sabotage the Sea Ville War Reenactment by using a giant hound to scare everyone. "Sharklock Bones" is full of puns, jokes, word plays and pictures guaranteed to bring laughs, chuckles and smiles to readers eight to eighty. Nonstop references to movies, songs, historic events and pop culture icons move the tales along while raising the young reader's interests. Written in a manner to encourage readers to interact or play roles, "Sharklock Bones" is the first in a series called "Laugh&Learn". John Leone lives in Deptford, New Jersey with his wife, Cheryl. He has written many short stories, newsletters and poems. This is his first children's book and is based on two stories he wrote for his grandson, also named John Leone.

Sharklock Bones: Fish Tails

Humor & Entertainment

Leone, John

Humor

Outskirts Press

Shaklock Bones, world renown fish detective, and his trusty sidekick, Dr. Flotsam, return in two more "tails" of mystery, intrigue and hilarity. This is the second in a series of stories based on easy to solve mysteries using puns, anecdotes and pop culture icons. Written in screenplay fashion to allow the reader to interact with others, the age target is from eight to eighty.  The first "tail" is solving how Sharklock's horse Palidino the Palimino escaped from a locked stall. The second is about the mystery of the missing zoo animals. Just how to solve these mysteries? As Sharklock would say "How, indeed. Flotsam?"

Sharklock Bones: Zoo Tails

Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

Sharklock Bones: Pirate Tails is the third book of an ongoing series featuring a shark detective and his trusty sidekick, Dr. Flotsam. The stories are made up of different puns, anecdotes and plays on words and are targeted for readers from 8 to 80. In this pirate "tail", Bones and Flotsam are called upon to help Johnny Depth find the Black Twirl pirate ship which is missing from the movie set of the Parrots of the Carob Bean. Will they locate it before the mysterious Crackin finds the Twirl? Join the tail... if you can stop giggling long enough.

Sharklock Bones: Pirate Tails

"Sharklock Bones: Dolphin Tails" is the eighth in the ongoing series, "Sharklock Bones", about a talking fish detective and his trusty sidekick, Dr. Flotsam. Together, this dynamic duo somehow manage to solve mysteries and stumble in and out of zany adventures. Their home base is Fishtown, a metropolitan undersea city; full of talking fish and animals.In this episode, our detective, Bones, is approached by his arch-enemy, the insidious Dr. Devious Dolphin, to locate his brother and help stop him from turning to a life of crime. Along the way, the team of Bones and Flotsam attend a convention of dolphins, listen to the Unknown Dolphin reel off dozens of jokes and puns, go to the Okra Whinfrey Show and find out the real reason behind the plea from Devious. Anyone familiar with the series will expect to find a trick ending as well as hundreds of wordplays, puns and jokes in these books targeted toward "tweens", but enjoyed by kids eight to eighty. "Dolphin Tails" is written in screenplay fashion like all the "tails" to encourage interaction among readers. Have fun! Swim on in!

Sharklock Bones: Dolphin Tails

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Workplace Woes: Screenplays” is a humorous collection of screenplays involving the workplace. The author, John Leone, draws on many years of experience and presents a cast of less than stellar workers working for a less than stellar boss. The object of the company is to sell widgets. Unfortunately, this message constantly gets lost as the boss demands report after report and endless paperwork. Actually, isn’t almost every workplace the same? The reader will find a lot of familiarity within these pages.

Workplace Woes: A Day at the Office

"Bee Tails" is the eleventh in the series "Sharklock Bones Fish Detective". The heroes are Sharklock Bones and his partner and sidekick, Dr. Flotsam. The duo is approached by Queen Bee (named Barb Bee) to find her missing hive and its 50,000 inhabitants. Will Sharklock and Flotsam crack the case and locate the hive?Come along with them and, on the way, meet Bibi Bee prime minister, Pop Fly baseball coach, Elvis Press Bee guitar player, Bee Knee Bay Bee and many more in this latest adventure.

Sharklock Bones: Bee Tails (Sharklock Bones Fish Detective)

This is number 12 in the Sharklock Bones: Fish Detective series. The series is for kids from ages eight to 80 and are truly "Children's Books for the Whole Family". "Knight Tails" has the legendary King Author seeking Sharklock's help in completing his quest, the Quest for the Homely Whale. But danger lurks along the way! The King's evil brother, Moe Pedd, and aided by Marvin the Magician have all the sea animals trying to destroy Author and his companions. Their goal is to take the Kingdom of Camel Lot away from Author. In this "tail" of deception and trickery, you'll find some unusual characters, quite common in this series. Meet Knight Roglycerine, Knight Owl, the Court Gesture and many more.

Sharklock Bones: Knight Tails (Sharklock Bones Fish Detective)

The hotel and motel owners of Cape May, NJ are worried about a ghost sighting and the possibility that the apparition will chase away tourists. They contact the Sharklock Bones Detective Agency to resolve this matter and to see if the "ghost" is dangerous. Sharklock dispatches Mike Hammer (a hammerhead shark, of course) and Data Dolphin to investigate. Hopefully, Mike's brawn and Data's brains will be enough to solve this ghostly mystery in one of the most picturesque beach towns of New Jersey. Come along, join in the adventure.

Cape May Tales: Beach Towns Series No. 1 (Sharklock Bones Beach Towns)

"Us Guys" is a story about growing up in the 60's and being swept into the Army. Four kids from four backgrounds become friends. They meet in Alabama and then move on to North Carolina. There, they help establish one of the new Assault Helicopter Companies needed to transport troops in jungle areas.  Next stop, California, onto an aircraft carrier to bring the helicopters to Vietnam. Then after a year, homeward bound.  There's no combat stories here, just memories of a friendship among four guys which lasts to this day.

Us Guys: the Army, the 60's

Biographies & Memoirs

Alexander, Martin

Lovetere, Tom

Garceau, Don

Leaders & Notable People

Return to Ocean City Tales: Beach Towns Series No. 4 (Sharklock Bones Beach Towns)

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