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Under Suspicion: A Friday Barnes Mystery

By R. A. Spratt & Phil Gosier
Under Suspicion: A Friday Barnes Mystery by R. A. Spratt & Phil Gosier digital book - Fable

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“A must-have series for middle-grade readers.” —Booklist

Friday Barnes, girl detective, is... under arrest?!

Getting arrested was the last thing Friday expected after solving the swamp-yeti mystery at her boarding school. But she better clear her name fast! She’s got new cases to investigate, like a scandalous quiche bake-off, a decades old mystery buried in her school’s backyard, and why the new boy, Christopher, is being so nice to her.

More adventures and intrigue ensue in Under Suspicion: A Friday Barnes Mystery, the second book in the illustrated Friday Barnes mystery series, starring a genius detective with the brains (and social skills) of Sherlock Holmes.

Don't miss any of the Friday Barnes books! Start the adventure all over again with Girl Detective: A Friday Barnes Mystery or continue on with Book Three, No Rules: A Friday Barnes Mystery by R. A. Spratt and illustrated by Phil Gosier.

Praise for Under Suspicion: A Friday Barnes Mystery:

“Spratt continues to hit just the right mix of dry humor and suspense. Her characterization of her protagonist shines . . . Readers know that, like Sherlock Holmes, Friday will solve every mystery; the book’s fun is in seeing how she does it . . . A cliffhanger ending will have readers drumming their fingers as they wait for the next episode.” —Kirkus Reviews

“[For] readers who like humor but also want more intelligent characters and jokes, as well as those who like quirky mysteries.” —Booklist

“This second book in the Friday Barnes series is even funnier and quirkier than its predecessor.” —School Library Journal

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“this made me audibly laugh more than 10 times”
“Genres: Mystery - Middle Grade - Childrens - Juvenile - Fiction - Crime - School Stories - Contemporary - Mystery Thriller - Young Adult Dates read: 21/10/23-19/11/23 - 30 days Published: Jan 2, 2015 Amount of pages: 272 Word Count: 42,554 Format: Ebook Pace: Fast Perspective: Third person Plot: Who knew boarding school could be this perilous! When Friday Barnes cracked the case of Highcrest Academy's mysterious swamp-yeti, the last thing she expected was to be placed under arrest. Now with the law on her back and Ian Wainscott in her face, Friday is not so sure boarding school was the smartest choice. From a missing or not-so-missing calculator to the appearance of strange holes in the school field, she is up to her pork-pie hat in crimes – and she swears not all of them are hers. There's also new boy Christopher, who has taken quite a shine to Friday, to contend with. Can Friday navigate the dangerous grounds of Highcrest Academy and decipher a decades-old mystery without getting caught in an unexpected love triangle? Overall Rating: 3/5 Quality of writing: 3/5 Ease of reading: 5/5 Plot Development: 4/5 Book Cover: 3/5 Characters: 3/5 Characters: Friday Barnes - Friday, Friday, Friday. I mean, you gotta love her! She is a brilliant and eccentric girl who loves solving mysteries and learning new things. How is that bad? Ian Wainscott - Friday's nemesis and (ultimately) crush. In this book, we got to see him act a bit jealously towards Friday and Christopher, I wonder why… Christopher - the new boy who is friendly and smart, and (suposably) has a crush on Friday. But wait who also happens to be Greek?”

About R. A. Spratt

R. A. Spratt is an award-winning author with sixteen years of experience writing comedy and children's programs for TV. She's the author of the Nanny Piggins series, which went on to nine bestselling volumes in Australia. She lives in Bowral, Australia, with her husband and two daughters.

Phil Gosier is an independent art director and designer working in the Washington, D.C. area. His illustration and design clients include Kellogg's, the Discovery Channel, Marvel and DC Comics, and Macmillan. He graduated from the University of Maryland and lives in suburban Maryland with his family.

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