May 2015 & July 2015, 134 pages & 138 pages, Paperback, Review copies
Content: mystery, peril, lots of humour
Summary from Amazon
Frankie Dupont is less than impressed when he has to attend the
Sustainable Science Fair with Kat and Amy. Upon his arrival, he learns
that Amy's brothers have had their robotics chip stolen. Keen to
recover the chip, Frankie questions the kids in the competition, but
everyone seems to have a motive. When baffling clues start rolling in
via “Snap-Goss” instant messages, Frankie realises it will take all of
his detective muscles to solve this case
Frankie Dupont seems to catch odd-ball cases in the most unlikely
places. You would think he would be used to it by now. When his next
case lands him on a luxury cruise liner full of devious chocolatiers
with ulterior motives, Frankie will be expected to solve the crime, even
before it's committed. Although his mind is certainly up for the
challenge, Frankie realises his stomach is yet to find its sea legs.
Nayu's thoughts
*grins* Yes I'm probably entirely biased because I know Julie-Anne through
email, and love her work, but these two Frankie books are ace!
I
loved the short time frame which Frankie had to solve the science
fair mystery, as well as the high page time for Amy (you know how much I prefer female protagonists!). The timeframe for Frankie to solve the case is super short, which held me in more suspense than usual. I was
surprised by the eventual suspect, and I'm looking forward to
rereading it and spotting all the hints leading to that conclusion.
As for the High Seas
Heist...wow,
wow and WOW! It's the first book where Frankie is taken away from
familiar surroundings (apart from the early part of book 1, Enderby Manor became familiar) – being at sea is totally different to being
on dry land. Especially when the sea gets stormy and a chocolate
thief is involved. I managed to figure out the mystery chocolatier
before they re-revealed in the story (not much before), who I truly
hope Frankie can have more adventures with! He's a unique detective
whose thoroughness puts the adults to shame (who can dismiss him for
being 'a kid').
Find out about her other books on Julie-Anne's website
Suggested read
As well as checking out the other boos in the series, do check out Julie-Anne's other work, the latest book being Adventures of Caramel Cardamom #3: Stellarcardia (Children's, 9 years +, 10E/10E, short 'n' sweet review)
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