This book is laugh out loud funny and written in the style of the cheap detective novels of the USA. Jack, however, lives in Iona, Canada and is a teenage boy who decides to become a detective even though he is still at school. Believe me at Jack's school there are plenty of activities that require the skills of a detective. The only trouble is that these same activities involve people who do not appreciate the interference of a detective. Jack is remarkably successful as he observes and come up with interesing and accurate conclusions. He does get into trouble with his peers though and the last mystery is a complicated tangle from his previous cases.I would love to see this made into a book trailer - it has heaps of potential. I can't wait to get it inot the hands of some of the avid readers in grades 4 - 6, I know they will enjoy it.
Review from Kids Can Press