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The most troublesome thing about being a detective is that it is almost impossible to go on holiday.
When Bonnie Montgomery finally gets a break from cracking cases as her alter-ego, Montgomery Bonbon, something terribly fishy happens the moment she and Grampa Banks arrive on Odde Island for half-term – and it's not just the smell of the harbour. There's been a mysterious death at Leerie Lighthouse, and what everyone assumed was an accident is setting Bonbon's moustache all a-quiver: a sure sign that something is Highly Suspicious.
When a second death takes place on the other side of the island, Bonnie is sure the two are connected. But can she solve this case alone, or will she need double the detectives to solve double the murder?
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781004149452
- File size: 109728 KB
- Duration: 03:48:35
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- English
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Starred review from November 11, 2024
By donning a raincoat, beret, and bristly fake mustache, and affecting a nebulous accent, 10-year-old Bonnie Montgomery assumes her alter ego: the gentleman detective Montgomery Bonbon. While touring Widdlington’s Hornville Museum with her grandfather, a security guard is murdered within a locked turret room. With a wry aside regarding the
circumstances—a “decent detective can hardly eat breakfast without finding a corpse in their cocoa rice flakes”—Bonbon discovers a valuable Roman Britain eagle statue has also been stolen and clashes with bumbling adult nemesis Insp. Prashanti Sands. The ensuing inquiry takes Bonbon and her sidekick grandfather to a church choir, a cemetery, and into rival village Widdling-on-Sea as she investigates museum employees, the wealthy Hornville family, and the history of the missing artifact, leading to a confrontational climax in the tradition of Agatha Christie. Comedian Beckett-King’s sparkling series-starting debut delivers constant laughs and witty rejoinders. Whimsical Edward Gorey–esque b&w illustrations by Powell (A Gallery of Rogues) enhance this brilliantly crafted mystery’s absurdist delight. Bonnie and her family are depicted as white; supporting characters are racially diverse. Ages 9–12.
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