Schwartz, Ellen. The
Case of the Missing Deed (Teaspoon Detectives).
Tundra Books 2011 189p 17.99 978-0-88776-959-7
elm/ms Mystery/Detective E-BN
In this story
five cousins try to help their Grandmother find the deed to
her house. It seems her husband had hid so no one could
find it. It seemed that
Grandpa liked puzzles. So the cousins turned detective
with some hilarious
results as they cooked their way through the clues that
he left as clues. This
is a delightful story of a family who pulls together to
solve problems that crop
up.
The cousins (Sebastien, Genevieve,Claire, Olivia, and
Alex) arrive for their
summer stay with their Grandmother only to find her in a
quandry. She can’t seem
to remember where her husband put the deed to their
property. If she can’t
produce the deed the Tantalus Mining Company will get
control of the land for an
access road.
It seems that
Grandpa loved puzzles. To help his wife to remember where the
deed was secreted, he left a series of clues that he hid
in such places as her
cookbook. The cousins tried cooking their way through the
recipes that had clues
found on them hoping to get some insight.
Readers will
love the various characters and the fast paced action and
intrigue that commences as the troop of cousins
investigate the threat of
environmental destruction, the secret codes, and tempting
recipes that are
included for enjoyment. McNeil,
Linda
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