Tyrant of the Badlands (Accidental Detectives, Book 13) [Paperback]

Sigmund Brouwer (Author)

Book Description

Book 3 of The Accidental Detectives, great adventures for reluctant readers! Ricky and his friends are eagerly anticipating their trip to the Alberta Badlands, famous for dinosaur discoveries. But when his friends disappear and Ricky is accosted, it looks as though this dream vacation is turning into a nightmare! Can Ricky figure out who is behind the kidnappings?

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Sigmund Brouwer is the award-winning author of scores of books, from youth fiction to adult thrillers. His books has been lauded in publications such as Library Journal and Booklist and he has received the Alberta Film and Literary Arts Writing Grant twice.

Sigmund's coolreading.com Web site helps instill good reading and writing habits in the next generation. He has always been committed to speaking at schools and homeschooling conventions to provide encouragement to reluctant readers and writers the same way he was encouraged. In 1993, to further this cause, he co-founded The Young Writer’s Institute with education expert Debra Bell. He now meets more than 10,000 children a year travelling to writing camps and seminars.

His SAM KEATON: LEGENDS OF LARAMIE western books recapture the grit, adventure, and romance of the West and bring new life to this well-loved genre. Each book captures the essence of Sigmund’s faith as well, supported by an underpinning of morality and redemption.

Sigmund, his wife and their daughter divide their time between Tennessee and Alberta. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Victor Books (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564761606
• ISBN-13: 978-1564761606
• Product Dimensions: 16.3 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,939,645 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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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rumblings of Danger, May 22, 2003

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This review is from: Tyrant of the Badlands (The Accidental Detectives Series #4) (Paperback)

Ricky is surprised when his grandfather asks him to come a few days earlier then his friends for their vacation in Alberta. Ricky doesn't know why until he arrives. Then, he's asked to become Rocky, juvenile delinquent. Ricky's great aunt owns a mobile home park, but recently there's been trouble. Two young men are harassing the residence, and there's a strange rumbling at night. The two adults are hoping that Ricky will be able to get a little information that will help them solve the problem. But Ricky starts to uncover a problem much bigger then anyone knew about. Will he be able to figure out what's going on?

As with all the Accidental Detectives, this book moves along at a brisk pace. The characters are vivid. In this case, there's enough going on that you don't really miss Lisa, Ralph, and Mike, but they add something major when they do show up. The opening few chapters are hilarious. I thought I remembered the plot of this book from reading it years ago, but I found I'd forgotten lots and was still surprised by the ending.

This is a perfect summer reading book. It's fast and fun and will keep anyone entertained from the first page to the last.