Review: Great Mystery for Kids
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 18, 2014
The first book in this series, Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer was a very good book and I enjoyed this one even more. The plot of this book involves a bomb at a high school, a bit scary for kids considering the violence that happens at some schools, but there are no students harmed (only teachers are present at the school). The Super Spies – Lacy, Sarah, Jackie and Scott are caught up in trying to solve a the mystery of who set the bomb off and why. The book opens with a bang – literally – you are thrown right into the action with an explosion. Sarah and Lacey’s Uncle works at the school and they are concerned for his safety. They stumble upon a fireman who they suspect really isn’t who he seems to be. From there the Super Spies work to unravel the mystery.The mystery itself was good. I didn’t see who the bomber was (and couldn’t guess his reasons for setting the bomb) but it was all believable and I didn’t see any holes in the story. Ms. Orchard’s writing style is good for MG/YA readers. Her characters are believable and her story is definitely interesting. The book is part of a series but can be read alone. After the mystery is solved, it ends with a great cliff-hanger (but I’m not going to tell you what it is. ;)