“A 13-year-old Veronica Mars!”

Meet Penny-Ann Piper, a junior P.I. with attitude. In her opinion, rogue armadillos, moped drivers, shark sightings, summer heat, Florida humidity, and a one-speed beach bike are all part of the great adventure of living on an island.

She’s the daughter of a con artist, the niece of a hippie, and the sole proprietor of Piper Investigations.

On summer break and in dire need of money, Penny-Ann talks her new pal Diamond into helping her solve her first real case. Truth is, Penny-Ann knows zilch about being a P.I., but Diamond does and she’s good at it.

The assignment: catch Rocco Garcia, an annoying (but also cute) surfer boy who is on the run for stealing the island’s mascot. Enter twin MMA fighters, a sneaky frenemy, a mysterious kid on a skateboard, and a runaway bobcat. Suddenly, there’s more to this missing mascot business than anyone realizes.

It seems someone will do anything to get Penny-Ann to back off the case...