Whodunnit (Smallville, Book 4) [Mass Market Paperback]

Dean Wesley Smith (Author)

Book Description

Series: Smallville (Warner) | Publication Date: March 1, 2003

Based on the WB's hit series. Clark, Lana, and Chloe search for a missing friend, but instead find an entire family murdered. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor's father is abducted. Neither Clark's superpowers nor Lex's wealth can help in either case. Original.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Sublime invention, well-stocked with surprises . Smallville has soul and an intuitive feeling for the zeitgeist' - The New York Times 'Smallville leads the pack' - Entertainment Weekly 'Phenomenally successful' - SFX --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Dean Wesley Smith has written a number of titles for teenaged readers. He lives in the USA. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Aspect (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446612162
• ISBN-13: 978-0446612166
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #560,103 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dean Wesley Smith is the bestselling author of over ninety novels and hundreds of short stories. He has written under many names, including Sandy Schofield, Kathryn Wesley, Dean Edwards, D.W. Smith and others. He has written dozens of novels in popular worlds, including Star Trek, Men in Black, Spider-Man, X-Men, and many gaming universes.

He was also the publisher and editor of Pulphouse Publishing and for ten years edited Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

You can find many of his short stories in Kindle editions, with more becoming available each week.

For even more information, and to follow current projects, he can be found at htp://www.deanwesleysmith.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smallville ( Whodunnit ), December 1, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Whodunnit (Smallville, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

Smallville Whodunnit Warner Books Inc., 2002
Dean Wesley Smith ISBN: 0-446-61216-2 221 pages, $5.99


"Push a man to the edge, and he might just fall off."
Things are always going awry in Smallville. When Danny Franklin, a friend of Clark, Chloe, and Lana's, is found in the Franklin's pond dead, along side his sister Betty, they immediately use Chloe's "Connections" to secret files to look up some research on what or who killed the entire Franklin family. They have many suspects, but Jed Franklin - the father and only body not found of the Franklin family - is a main suspect for murdering his family on account of the layoffs from Luthor Corp. Meanwhile, Lex's dad has been kidnapped and Lionel's kidnapping and Danny Franklin's death occurred simultaneously! Now Clark, Chloe, Lana, and Pete are on the case to save Lex's dad and find out who really killed the Franklin family. Could Jed Franklin have been upset enough to murder his entire family? Or is that what the real murderers want us to think?

I really enjoyed this book and could barely put it down. It was very intriguing and delightful read. I suggest it to any Superman or Smallville fan; since the book is based on the T.V. series "Smallville" I knew it would be good. The trauma between Lex and his dad and the mystery of Clark Kent that baffles Clark's friends is the perfect balance of drama and suspense that will have you peeking at the next chapter every time.

- 6th Grade Student

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful reading, consistent characterization., May 7, 2006

By 

R. Christenson "SpaceComics.com" (Pine, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whodunnit (Smallville, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a very readable novel - both suspenseful and interesting - based on the hit TV series about young Clark Kent and his friends in Smallville, Kansas, before Kent went off to Metropolis and became Superman. In this one two crimes are played out in parallel.

First, Clark and his friends Chloe, Lana, and Pete discover a schoolmate's dead body in a pond on the boy's farm. As they investigate, police turn up the body of the boy's murdered sister. Other grisly discoveries follow, but the father remains missing.

Secondly, Lex Luthor's tycoon father Lionel is kidnapped in Metropolis. Lex has to decide whether to pay a ransom or attempt to rescue his dad, whom he hates anyway, while avoiding FBI authorities he thinks will bungle the investigation.

Both stories were interesting enough to keep me reading straight through, and as the kids investigate the murders, the question is raised whether they're connected to the kidnapping. It all
comes together to a dramatic conclusion.

This one doesn't have much science fiction, but as suspenseful escapism reading it's outstanding. If you're a serious fan of the show, this book will satisfy you like an extra episode between seasons - it's very faithul to the series in characterization, tone, etc. And if you've never seen the series, it's still good reading.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this book is superb, February 26, 2003

By 

tammy (chicago, il United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whodunnit (Smallville, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

most smallville books have put me to sleep. this one they really should see if they could make an episode of. it starts out with
clark, lana and chloe going to a mutual freid's house after he has not shown up in school for a couple of days. what they find is a gruesome murder scene. elsewhere the infamous lionel luther
is kidnapped in broad daylight by some very interprising kipnappers. neither clark's powers or lex's wealth will solve their problems which gives the story an intersting twist that i
think that all smallvile fans will love and appreciate.