Publisher Description
The eagerly anticipated followup to the Newbery honor winner and New York Times bestseller, Three Times Lucky Small towns have rules. One is, you got to stay who you are -- no matter how many murders you solve. When Miss Lana makes an Accidental Bid at the Tupelo auction and winds up the mortified owner of an old inn, she doesn't realize there's a ghost in the fine print. Naturally, Desperado Detective Agency (aka Mo and Dale) opens a paranormal division to solve the mystery of the ghost's identity. They've got to figure out who the ghost is so they can interview it for their history assignment (extra credit). But Mo and Dale start to realize that the Inn isn't the only haunted place in Tupelo Landing. People can also be haunted by their own past. As Mo and Dale handily track down the truth about the ghost (with some help from the new kid in town), they discover the truth about a great many other people, too. A laugh out loud, ghostly, Southern mystery that can be enjoyed by readers visiting Tupelo Landing for the first time, as well as those who are old friends of Mo and Dale.
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“After solving a murder in their small North Carolina town over the
summer, the heroes of Turnage’s Newbery Honor–winning Three Times Lucky
‘went famous for about a week until the gravity of habit pulled our
lives back into regular orbit,’ says narrator Mo LoBeau in this equally
hilarious sequel…Not every thread is fully tied off, but the residents of Tupelo Landing
are so companionable and Mo so indefatigable (and funny) that readers
can only hope those loose ends mean another installment is in the works.
The budding detective has clearly taken to heart something her foster
mother always emphasizes: ‘All the world’s a stage, sugar, so hop on up
there.’
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Publishers Weekly (starred review)
About Sheila Turnage
Sheila Turnage lives on a farm in
North Carolina with her husband, a blind dog, and an ill-tempered cat. A native
North Carolinian, she’s spent most of her life surrounded by the poetry and
humor of rural Carolina. She writes books, articles, and poems and enjoys writing
about the South in general. Her books include Compass American Guides: North Carolina and Haunted Inns of the Southeast.
About Lauren Fortgang
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson, and received an Edgar Award, nine Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.