The Mysteries of Just Another John Smith Shorts

Five Cases. One Young Detective. No Shortage of Trouble.

Eighteen-year-old John Smith is the youngest detective at the Noble Detective Agency (NDA). He might have a “basic” name, but his cases are anything but ordinary. From stolen gems to sabotaged bike races, John must use his keen eye for detail and unwavering principles to solve the seemingly...

On a frosty morning in Little Rock, a young teen named Penny arrives at the steps of the Noble Detective Agency, seeking help to find her missing puppy, Pumpkin. What seems like a straightforward poster-and-social-media inquiry soon spirals into something more disturbing. When five more puppies from the same litter vanish without a trace—and the...

When the doors of Cookie Kingdom are set to open, every cinnamon roll and chocolate chip cookie promises to radiate perfection—yet someone is determined to see it all crumble. Minor mishaps—a negative rating, a man who may or may not be following her from a distance, a broken window, an anonymous letter offering to buy her business before it...

When one of the’s world rarest gems vanishes from beneath triple-layered security, every clue points to an impossible crime. Eighteen-year-old Detective John Smith arrives on the scene of the Arkansas Blue Diamond’s disappearance, determined to crack a case that has baffled three top security firms. The display case was sealed, cameras monitored...

When a senior-living community’s beloved garden is vandalized overnight, teenage investigator John Smith is called in to restore order. A frustrated neighbor is convinced the culprit is a harmless-looking dachshund, and he’s dead set on blaming the pup’s distressed owner who is adamant that their dog would do no such thing. As John follows a...

Eighteen-year-old private investigator John Smith has never seen rivalry as fierce as this. When two elite mountain-bike teams in Bentonville clash over a controversial sabotage that could potentially cost one crew the championship, John is called in as a neutral party to untangle the spokes of deception, ambition, and hidden grudges. However,...

An Art Convention. A lost masterpiece. An eighteen-year-old detective. What could possibly go wrong?

Eighteen-year-old John Smith is assigned as a temporary hotel detective for the luxury Midnight Diamond. With a prestigious art convention next door, it seems like an easy assignment—more like a vacation than a job for a young investigator still...

In a theater full of actors pretending to be “Ernest,” John Smith is the only one being sincere.

Eighteen-year-old John Smith is a person of principle in a world that often feels like a poorly rehearsed play. As a private investigator for the Noble Detective Agency, he has traded a “stereotypical” teenage life for a world of background checks,...