
Why we'd hand it over
Baldacci's first middle-grade mystery is a solid page-turner with believable kid protagonists and genuine local stakes—not as clever as Chasing Vermeer, but more grounded and faster-paced.

Baldacci's first middle-grade mystery is a solid page-turner with believable kid protagonists and genuine local stakes—not as clever as Chasing Vermeer, but more grounded and faster-paced.