Welcome back to the Kid Lit Blog Hop #46
It is no secret that I have a major obsession with middle grade mysteries, so when I saw this one on Amazon, I snaffled it up
The Curious Disappearance of Professor Brown
by Tim Flanagan and illustrations by Dylan Gibson.
I was not disappointed.
18 year old Lawrence Pinkley is Whitby's top private detective. Well
actually he is the only private detective, complete with wardrobe of
beige trenchcoats and trilby hats. When his father dies and leaves him a
large inheritance, Lawrence can't touch it until he runs PIG for 5
years. ( Pinkley Investigation Group) So he sets out to follow in his
father's footsteps and what follows is a laugh out loud adventure, with a
cast of characters whose names often had me chortling.
When Russet
Brown arrives on Pinkley's door step, desperate to find her father
Professor Brown, little does Lawrence know just how much of pumpkin of
an investigation he has landed in. Mysterious notes begin finding their
way into his office, and two thugs are watching his every move.
Lawrence soon learns that this private detective gig is not as easy as
he thought and he finds himself in one huge pickle, but not to worry.
With a little help from some new friends, our dashing detective
outsmarts the crooks and lives to investigate another day, just in time
for his date with the lovely Vicky, his cafe crush.
This was one fun mystery, that had me laughing all the way to the end. I absolutely loved the colour illustrations by Dylan Gibson and found myself taking extra time to study each one, with their intricate and often hilarious details. I would recommend this to upper middle grade 12+ due to some of the events included and I am certainly looking forward to the next Lawrence Pinkley mystery.
This was one fun mystery, that had me laughing all the way to the end. I absolutely loved the colour illustrations by Dylan Gibson and found myself taking extra time to study each one, with their intricate and often hilarious details. I would recommend this to upper middle grade 12+ due to some of the events included and I am certainly looking forward to the next Lawrence Pinkley mystery.
Happy Hopping folks
Welcome to the 46th Kid Lit Blog Hop where we continue to develop a dynamic and engaged community of children's books bloggers, authors, publishers, and publicists. So, you are always more than welcome to join us by popping in a post and hopping around to meet some of your fellow Kid Lit bloggers and authors! We are pleased to be welcoming a few co-hosts this week: Stanley & Katrina, who have just released their latest book, The Observations of the Obstreperous Animals (Stanley & Katrina Book 2) and Rebecca, the author behind the book blog, A Book Long Enough. Welcome to Stanley & Katrina and Rebecca!
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