Mad Mouse (a John Ceepak mystery) by Chris Grabenstein
Danny and John are still on the job in Sea Haven on the Jersey shore. Danny is hoping that his part time cop gig will become permanent after the Labor Day weekend. Both cop AND victim in this novel, Danny and his friends are being targeted first by a paintball gun, and then real bullets fly. Throw in superhero trading cards and a set of Derek Jeter rookie baseball cards, and the dots are hard to connect. John and Danny have until noon on Labor day to solve this, or the big Barbecue is going to be canceled.
There is almost parental pride in reading about Danny as he strives to be a full time cop, and how John influences his actions. Even as people get seriously hurt, the town mayor attributes everything to a consequence of underage drinking. So far in both of Grabenstein’s novels, a minor plot detail turns into a larger detail, throwing a twist in that you don’t see coming.Â
Thoroughly enjoyable!
Recommended by Corinne Dickman, Spanish Springs Library
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