By Mark Dawson
Libby audiobook 4 hours
Read by Mark Peachey
Published: 2022
(After-school Detective Club, bk. 1)
Genre: children’s mystery
This was a lovely little story. Max, Lucy, Joe, and Charli (Charlotte) becoming friends is the real heart of this story. The mystery and ensuing heroics are in the vein of Scooby-Doo. (There's even a dog named Sherlock!)
But the development of friendships really shines through. Max is inventive but a bit lazy. Lucy is athletic. Joe is lonely; his dad is often away for work and his mom's a socialite. Charli and Sherlock tend to be loners. (But together, because her dog means the world to her. )
The bag guys are smuggling exotic animals. They are truly awful and the kids are amazing.
Though written for elementary to middle school aged kids, I enjoyed listening to it. I liked the dog best, then the Captain. Mr. Creech was worse than Mr. De Havilland!
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