Now in paperback! Hilarious, non-stop adventure, a mysterious jewel heist, and a detective team like no other make this a must-have middle grade series starter. Perfect for fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events and Enola Holmes. After twelve-year-old John Boarhogs mom dies, he refuses to be schlepped off to the Jersey Home for Boys, where kids are forced to make skinny jeans for hipsters and are fed nothing but kale. Instead, he makes himself a snug home in the ceiling of the New York Museum of Natural History, where he reads anything he can get his hands on and explores the artifacts after-hours. But when a rare Egyptian rubythe highlight of the museums new exhibitgoes missing, John is accused of the crime. That is until the unpredictable Inspector Toadius McGee sweeps in to wrestle control of the case, certain that the true culprit is a notorious criminal hes been tracking for years. John quickly becomes the Watson to Toadiuss Holmes as they race from Broadway to back alleys to a speak-easy that only serves root beer. And along the way, John uncovers secrets about his own past, including that hes a lot more involved in this web of endearing ne'er-do-wells than he ever could have imagined.
- | Author: Tom Phillips
- | Publisher: Pixel+Ink
- | Publication Date: Jul 11, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 352 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1645951065
- | ISBN-13: 9781645951063