Gr 6 Up-Mickey struggles with the recent murder of his father and is determined to uncover the truth while also helping a friend find her missing online boyfriend and trying to fit in with the basketball team. Fast-moving and compelling, this is a compelling mystery series that teen fans will enjoy.

Rife with yet more unanswered questions st notably, whether or not his father is actually dead is third Mickey Bolitar mystery starts at a swift pace and never lets up. An early recap of backstory from the first two novels quickly fills in the gaps and helps set the steady stride. Finding clues about his father's apparent death and his relation to the Abeona Shelter, which rescues children in danger, does take an occasional backseat to other problems. First up, his best friend Ema's missing online boyfriend. Mickey is not sure what bothers him most about this: that Ema has a boyfriend and didn't tell him, that he may be developing feelings of his own for the goth girl, or that her boyfriend may be linked to the Abeona Shelter as well. Still hoping to become a basketball standout on his high-school varsity team, Mickey also becomes embroiled in a rival's doping charge. He may not like all the answers he finds, but fans will sure enjoy the solid resolutions. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Coben is a giant author and that commands a giant promo push. Libraries that have the first two books d that's about all of them ll need this as well.