No Communities Were Harmed: The small town that the main group live in, Cedarville, is located in Nassau County in New York.Late-Arrival Spoiler: The fact that Ben has narcolepsy is referenced in the rest of the series, as it impedes further missions and he gets a ferret as a medical animal to control it.Also, an animal shouldn’t be referred to as 'it', but as 'him' or 'her'. Animals in her house are not pets, they are family members. Insistent Terminology: Plenty of characters use these, but the one who uses this the most by far is Savannah.The Ghost: The girls of the team (Savannah, Pitch, and Melissa) are said to have brothers and sisters mentioned plenty of times, yet they have never appeared at all.

Free-Range Children: Granted, this series DOES have limits, but Griffin and his team venture into this trope frequently within their antics around Cedarville.Exact Words: What our six heroes deploy to cover up their signs to getting caught, along with Metaphorically True.However, when a certain clue is left behind that the police catch, this could spell disaster upon the main six, and it usually does. Didn't Think This Through: Griffin is usually very good at first planning in full detail and not letting any clues left behind.

Brick Joke: Crops up from time to time at least once a book.

And since the first book was released in 2008, this makes most of the books technically this trope.

20 Minutes into the Future: It isn't specified on which year each story takes place, but given that Swindle has October 16 on a Thursday, April 15 on a Wednesday, and other clues, this means the series starts off in the year 2014.

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