Goldie Vance

Move over Nancy, Harriet, & Veronica. There's a new sleuth on the block! Sixteen-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance lives at a Florida resort with her dad, who manages the place. Her mom, who divorced her dad years ago, works as a live mermaid at a club downtown. Goldie has an insatiable curiosity, which explains her dream to one day become the hotel's in-house detective. When Charles, the current detective, encounters a case he can't crack, he agrees...

Insatiably curious sixteen-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance meets Sugar, spoiled daughter of the Crossed Palm resort's owner, who needs her help for solving a mystery involving the world of Prescription One racing.

After a boring start to the summer in Florida, Goldie, Diane, and Cheryl are off to sunny Los Angeles. Cheryl has an internship with NASA, Diane is continuing to work for a music label, and Goldie hopes to find better cases on the West Coast. There, Goldie meets a female detective, Avery, with her own agency, and convinces her to take her on as an apprentice. When an aging film star comes looking for help, Goldie takes the case of her missing dancing...