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Book Review: Author Lisa Orchard's The Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer

I love the eye-catching book cover for Lisa Orchard's The Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer. It certainly portrays the mystery and danger in the story. My review follows the synopsis.

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  The Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer opens in a small town in Michigan where fifteen-year-old Sarah Cole is stuck spending the summer at her Aunt and Uncle’s with her sister, Lacey. She’s not happy with the situation until she befriends a girl named Jackie. The three girls stumble upon the ruthless murder of a reclusive neighborhood woman. One of the officers investigating the crime believes the girls are responsible for her death. Fearing that this officer will frame them for the murder, the girls organize their own detective squad. They become the Super Spies and start their own fact-finding mission.  The Super Spies can’t understand why anyone would want to murder the “Cat Lady” until they start digging into her past and discover a horrible crime that happened thirty years ago. They uncover a connection between the two crimes and attempt to bring this information to the police, only to be reprimanded for meddling in the inquest. Not only are the girls upset by the admonition, but they also struggle with the fact that their exuberant investigating could provide a legal loophole allowing the killer to go free. To make matters worse, the police don’t even believe them. Frustrated by this turn of events, the Super Spies realize it’s up to them to snare the Cat Lady killer, or die trying.

REVIEW:  Lisa Orchard's tale of murder in a small town is a romp through the minds and relationships of three girls who take on the task of discovering the murderer. Why, you ask, would teens want to find a killer? Because a policeman wants to "pin the murder" on the girls and they learn more about the dead woman who has lost a child. Orchard lays out the details in a an easy to read style and paces the book so the reader can discover clues and absorb the story as it develops. I enjoyed the easy banter between the girls and watching how their friendship becomes stronger throughout the scenes. I wonder if you will be able to figure out the murderer before the end of the book!

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The good news is there is a sequel to this book, and at this writing the e-books are priced at only 99 cents! Take a peek at the next mystery involving the Super Spies.

The Super Spies and the High School Bomber

This book opens in a small town in Michigan where Sarah and her sister Lacey are now living with their Aunt and Uncle. Still reeling from the fact her parents have disappeared, Sarah starts the school year with her new friend Jackie Jenkins. When Sarah learns the school has been bombed, she’s filled with dread. Uncle Walt is a teacher, and he was in the school when the bomb exploded. Taking matters into her own hands, Sarah decides to search for him. The rest of the Super Spies are right behind her. When a fireman chases them away from the school, Sarah becomes suspicious. She decides to investigate. The FBI arrives on the scene. Sarah realizes this bombing could have even bigger implications. Searching for the bombers, Sarah is introduced to the world of terrorism. She fears that the bombing and her parents’ disappearance are connected and terrorists are involved. To make matters worse, the bombers are determined to finish the job. Can the Super Spies find the bombers before it’s too late?

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