Ripley's Bureau of Investigation

Ripley’s Bureau of Investigation is a series of children’s fiction books published by Ripley Publishing in the United States, and distributed by Random House in the United Kingdom and Icewater Press in Australia[1][2][3] The series follows seven extraordinary pupils at the fictional 'Ripley High', based on Ripley’s Believe It or Not! founder Robert Ripley’s real-life mansion on a private island in Long Island Sound on the East Coast of the United States. In the books Robert Ripley is represented by a supercomputer.[4] The chosen pupils, each with unique powers and skills, form the Ripley’s Bureau of Investigation, tasked with investigating unusual stories and facts around the world.[5]

Contents

RBI Agents and other characters

Agent Age Nationality Powers
Kobe 15 Kenyan Physical endurance and tracking powers, as well as telepathic abilities.[6]
Jack 14 Australian Able to communicate with animals.[6]
Max 14 American Technology genius, creates robots and hacks computers.[6]
Li 15 Chinese Musical genius, can identify and imitate any sound.[6]
Zia 13 Venezuelan Ability to conduct high levels of electricity, may be able to influence the weather.[6]
Alek 15 Russian Gymnast, incredibly strong and flexible.[6]
Kate 14 English Photographic memory and can learn languages in minutes.[6]

Other regular characters include the teachers Mr Cain and Dr Maxwell, who assist the RBI in their missions.[7]

D.U.L. Agents

The “Department of Unbelievable Lies” are mysterious villains in the RBI stories who work against the RBI agents.[8]

RBI Titles

Title Subject Agents Involved
Book 1 A Scaly Tale Creature in the swamps of the Florida Everglades Kobe, Jack, Zia[6]
Book 2 The Dragon’s Triangle Reports of a dragon off the coast of Japan Max, Alek, Zia[9]
Book 3 Running Wild Feral child in the mountains of China Jack, Kate, Kobe[10]
Book 4 Secrets of the Deep Search for an underwater city in the Mediterranean[11] Kate, Li, Alek
Book 5 Wings of Fear Unidentified flying object over London Max, Jack, Li[12]
Book 6 Sub-Zero Survival Hunt for an artifact left by Robert Ripley in the ice of Antarctica Alek, Kate, Max[13]
Book 7 Shock Horror Investigating mysterious blackouts and exploding trees in Canada Zia, Li, Max
Book 8 Lost Island Tracking down a furry two-trunked elephant and an island filled with unbelievable animals on a island in East Africa Jack, Li, Kobe

A further four titles are in production.

References

  1. ^ http://thesupermom.com/childrens-book-review-rbi-fact-or-fiction-a-scaly-tale
  2. ^ http://www.icewaterpress.com.au/childrens-fiction/details/336/196/ripleys-rbi-book-5---wings-of-fear
  3. ^ http://www.thebookseller.com/news/72743-ripley-renews-random-house-deal.html
  4. ^ http://leeaverday.blogspot.com/2010/07/book-review-scaly-tale-ripleys-believe.html
  5. ^ http://www.thereadingtub.com/displayBook.asp?id=1981
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h RBI book Ripley Publishing (2010) Ripley’s Bureau of Investigation: A Scaly Tale. Ripley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-893951-52-5
  7. ^ RBI book Ripley Publishing (2010) Ripley’s Bureau of Investigation: The Dragon's Triangle. Ripley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-893951-53-2
  8. ^ RBI book Ripley Publishing (2010) Ripley’s Bureau of Investigation: Secrets of the Deep ISBN 978-1-893951-54-9
  9. ^ RBI book Ripley Publishing (2010) Ripley’s Bureau of Investigation: The Dragon’s Triangle. Ripley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-893951-53-2
  10. ^ RBI book Ripley Publishing (2010) Ripley’s Bureau of Investigation: Running Wild. Ripley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-893951-55-6
  11. ^ RBI book Ripley Publishing (2010) Ripley’s Bureau of Investigation: Secrets of the Deep ISBN 978-1-893951-54-9
  12. ^ RBI book Ripley Publishing (2010) Ripley’s Bureau of Investigation: Wings of Fear. Ripley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-893951-56-3
  13. ^ RBI book Ripley Publishing (2010) Ripley’s Bureau of Investigation: Sub-Zero Survival ISBN 978-1-893951-57-0

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