Friday, April 1, 2011

Smith, Roland. I,Q. Book Two: The White House

Smith, Roland I,Q. Book Two: The White House
Sleeping Bear Press(Cengage) 2010 256p 8.95
978-1-58536-456-5 elm/ms Enemy agents at the White House E-BN


A tale of mystery, suspense and espionage within the White House. Q (Quest) and Angela must solve another action packed mystery and save the President’s daughter. Second volume in the I, Q mystery series (book 1 is I, Q: Independence Hall), this novel is set in the White House. Staying at the residence of the President of the United States to perform a concert, Angela and Q are immediately embroiled in a suspenseful mystery involving the President’s son and a myriad of special agents. They know that the White House staff has been infiltrated by as yet unidentified enemy agents through support characters and Angela’s supposedly deceased mother (for her protection, the fact that she is alive and working incognito must remain secret). Q and Angela do not know whom among the staff to trust. Slowly they develop some suspects and the adventure moves very rapidly through false identifications, changes in plans and finally to the abduction of the President’s daughter. The book ends here with the obvious need for a book 3.
Well written with lots of action, intrigue and adventure, this title will captivate middle school and upper elementary school readers. Mystery/Detective Theal, Joan

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