Jack Lime, amateur private eye, solves mysteries for his high school classmates in exchange for future favors. He stops at nothing — except for an occasional bout of narcolepsy — to crack three seemingly stand-alone cases while dodging bullies, Principal Snit and tireless reporter KC Stone. In the tradition of 1950s noir but with a thoroughly modern hero, these stories — shot through with Lime’s acid wit — are best served with a root beer float.

Related: Canada, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mystery and Thriller

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• ISBN: 9781554537402
• Author: Leck, James
• Published: 2013, Kids Can Press
• Themes: Adventure, Mystery and detective stories
• Descriptors: Canada, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mystery and Thriller