Book: Howard Wallace P.IAuthor: Casey Lyall
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“What’s with the get-up? Is that the company uniform or something?”
“This? All P.I.s wear a trench coat.”
“Dude, that’s a brown bathrobe.” I shrugged and straightened out my sleeves.
“First rule of private investigation, Ivy: work with what you’ve got.”
Twelve-year-old Howard Wallace lives by his list of rules of private investigation. He knows more than anyone how to work with what he’s got: a bathrobe for a trench coat, a makeshift office behind the school equipment shed, and not much else—least of all, friends. So when a hot case of blackmail lands on his desk, he’s ready to take it on himself . . . until the new kid, Ivy Mason, convinces him to take her on as a junior partner. As they banter through stakeouts and narrow down their list of suspects, Howard starts to wonder if having Ivy as a sidekick—and a friend—is such a bad thing after all.
This book was a nice relaxing read. I liked the story although as soon as they introduced Delia, I knew it was her. I found Howard a bit annoying as he had a large ego(Kind of) he took himself a bit too seriously. I liked Ivy Mason who was rambunctious and funny. This is a 6-7 out of ten for these reasons
ReplyDeleteThe plot is cliche. The best friend who is the most unlikely suspect is usually the actual bad guy.I like how the bike has "feelings" It really reflected the mood.
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