The Downtown Desperadoes (Accidental Detectives, Book 8) [Paperback]

Sigmund Brouwer (Author)

Book Description

A mysterious phone call seems like just a prank…until Ricky realizes it was Brother Phillip’s voice pleading for help. But when Ricky discovers that Brother Phillip is thought to have died in a fire, Ricky and his companions travel to New York to help their friend. But what--and who--they discover makes them question everything they thought they knew! Accidental Detectives book 13.

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Sigmund Brouwer is the award-winning author of scores of books including the Watch Out for Joel and Accidental Detectives series. His coolreading.com Web site helps instill good reading and writing habits in the next generation. Sigmund and his wife, recording artist Cindy Morgan, and their two children divide their time between Tennessee and Alberta, Canada. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Victor Books (September 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564763773
• ISBN-13: 978-1564763778
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Whether writing youth or adult fiction, Sigmund Brouwer is a best-selling author of more than 40 fast-paced novels. He loves going to schools to get kids excited about reading, reaching roughly 80,000 students a year through his Rock&Roll Literacy Show.

Sigmund is married to songwriter recording artist Cindy Morgan. The couple and their two young daughters divide their time between Red Deer, Alberta and Nashville, Tennessee.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Mysterious Rescue Mission, January 21, 2005

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This review is from: Downtown Desperadoes (The Accidental Detectives Series #13) (Paperback)

Ricky Kidd is sure the phone call was a prank until late that night. It's after he recognizes the voice that he knows it was Brother Phillip giving him a strange cry for help. But what did the message mean?

Convincing his family and friends to head to New York on their Thanksgiving break was only the first part of the battle. Arriving on the scene, Ricky quickly discovers that Brother Phillip died in a fire at his mission. But the fire was before the phone call. What could it mean? And when Brother Phillip shows up that night, Ricky's even more confused. The more he investigates, the more the tangled web gets. Can Ricky and his friends cut through the blackmail, arson, and greed to figure out the truth?

First, a word of warning. This is the only book in the series that is a true sequel. You need to read LOST BENEATH MANHATTAN first to fully understand this book. Many of those characters are back for this book.

Having gotten that out of the way, this book is incredible! The clues are so well hidden, even knowing where they were, I missed a couple of them. The plot moves quickly, weaving such a tangled web it's hard to believe things will work out for anyone.

There does seem to be a bit of an editing problem near the beginning between this book and the original edition, but it's minor. And once the story gets going, hold on!