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Fairstein, Linda
3 Reviews
(3)
4-6
Devlin Quick Mysteries series.
With the discovery of a gold doubloon, twelve-year-old sleuth Devlin Quick (Into the Lion's Den; Digging for Trouble) and her best friend Booker embark on a pirate-treasure adventure during a summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard. To determine the coin's owner, Devlin must once again draw upon her sound detective skills (and access her police-commissioner mother's resources) to solve this satisfying third mystery.
Reviewer: Grace Enriquez
(3)
4-6
Devlin Quick Mysteries series.
While volunteering at a dinosaur dig in Montana with her friend Kate, preteen sleuth Devlin Quick (Into the Lion's Den) realizes something suspicious is happening to the fossils. This second compelling mystery eventually takes Devlin to New York's American Museum of Natural History, where she uses all her resources (including her police-commissioner mother's NYPD computer access) to dig up the truth.
Reviewer: Grace Enriquez
(3)
4-6
Devlin Quick Mysteries series.
Police commissioner's daughter Devlin, twelve, has "investigative instincts in [her] genes" and a passion for books. She knows a mystery is afoot when a rare map is stolen from the New York Public Library. With help from her friends, the Police Plaza forensic labs, and her grandmother (a trustee of the library), Devlin pursues the answer across the city in this satisfying mystery.
Reviewer: Grace Enriquez
3 reviews