The Diamond Mystery #1 (The Whodunit Detective Agency)
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (721 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0448480662 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He has worked as a middle school instructor and a Swedish teacher for immigrants, but he is now a full-time children's book author. He is fascinated by life's little oddities and anything unique, from food and music to languages and people.Widmark is considered a literary giant of contemporary children's fiction in Sweden. Martin Wid
Will Jerry and Maya be able to use their detective skills to find the thief? As they well know, even a tiny clue is worth its weight in gold.. Somebody is stealing diamonds from the jeweler Mohammed Carat! It looks like the culprit is someone on his staff, but who? Is it Luke Smith, the recently hired fitness fanatic with a taste for the finer things in life? It surely can’t be Vivian Leander, the loyal shop assistant who is now short of money The police in the little town of Valleby are stuck, so they contact young detectives Jerry and Maya, classmates who run their own detective agency
However, Widmark's series, a critical and commercial success in Sweden, is not well served by this translation. Their first case is catching the thief stealing diamonds from Mr. Classmates and friends Jerry and Maya launch a detective agency in their small town of Pleasant Valley. Characterization and setting are minimal. Pass on this first entry in hope that book two receives a translation worthy of a series that, according to its Swedish publisher, is popular enough to be translated into 28 languages.—Marybeth Kozikowski, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY . Jerry and Maya's conclusions of suspects' guilt or innocence are illogical and not bas
A terrific book for older children This is a recent addition to The Whodunit Detective Agency series. Best friends Jerry and Maya run a detective agency in their small town. The illustrations are wonderful. The characters’ faces are full of comic expression and color. I love the incl. Awesome book! Awesome book! My kids love it!