After being turned away from a rock concert for having counterfeit tickets, Shelby tries to figure out who gave them to their in-school scalper, Benny.
Benny Boylan is missing, Shelby continues her investigation, an attempt is made on her life, and she has to figure out what the counterfeit tickets and Benny's disappearance have to do with the Battle of the Bands at the club Cocoa B Loco.
Jack Berg, champion surfer and and local celebrity, is accused of drugging a rival. Shelby thinks he's been framed -- despite strong evidence and the opinions of most of the adults in town.
A dolphin at a marine lab in Cocoa Beach is missing. The police in town are distracted by smuggling activity in the area. Shelby takes on a mystery the adults ignore and ends up solving both cases.
A famous astronaut is kidnapped from Shelby's grandfather's bed and breakfast. In tracking him down, Shelby finds out more than she wants to about the human side of an American hero.
