High-Rise Mystery (The High-rise Mysteries): 1 (A High-Rise Mystery)

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A raccontarci l'indagine è Nik Alexader che assieme alla sorella Norva forma un brillante duo di detective pre adolescenti. In September 1975, Dr Robert Laing lives in a ravaged high-rise tower block, killing a dog and spit-roasting its leg. Der humorvolle und sehr jugendliche Schreibstil gefiel mir vom ersten Moment an unheimlich gut und unsere zwei cleveren jungen Buchheldinnen waren mir auf Anhieb sympathisch.

Man kann über die Cleverness und Kombinationsgabe der beiden Schwestern jedenfalls echt nur staunen.As the two girls sift through red herrings and reveal a series of tower block secrets, short snappy sentences and sparkling dialogue will keep readers turning the pages. It just felt so odd that within minutes of them finding a dead body they went to prepare for a doll to test out theories. Nik and Norva are a real delight, one furiously writing her clues and deductions in her note book, the other "feeling it in her waters"! Jackson does a great job of building up the tension with it without making it seem too tense and serious!

Ich hatte eindeutig mal wieder den richtigen Riecher gehabt – mir hat das Buch ein tolles Leseerlebnis beschert. Night Mayor Franklefink has vanished from the Transylvanian Express - and it's up to you to solve the case! I know they're kids but if a murder has just happened, shouldn't there be more suspense, more discomfort?In a review for Architects Journal, Laura Mark was impressed by the "fantastic" visuals but noted that it lacked plot. As before, it’s great to see an inner-city crime mystery for kids, as well as two black girl sleuths, and Jackson gives us a twisty, witty novel full of red herrings, sass and adventure. BOOK OF THE MONTH - the much awaited latest installment in this popular diary-style series for ages 7+.