Strangers in the Lane (The Willow Lane Mysteries #2) by
Virginia Rose Richter
ASIN: B009EBNJ40
Rating:
★★★★
When twelve-year-old Jesse Hanson and her
best friend Tina overhear a robbery being plotted, transmitted from another
location over her brother’s baby monitor, they set out to investigate. Caught
off guard by the conversation they heard between a woman with a foreign accent
and a male, they deduce it must have taken place in the vicinity of another
baby monitor. The next day Jesse’s mother hosts Tina’s mother’s baby shower at the Hanson house. Having been informed that small children will be attending, the two friends take the opportunity to start ingratiating themselves among mothers and their offspring. There’s only a week before the robbery is to take place, but after several days of searching the woman with the accent remains a mystery. Jesse decides it’s time to tell her mother and get the authorities involved.
Strangers in the Lane by Virginia Rose
Richter is the second installment of the new mystery novella series aimed at pre-teens. The character of
amateur detective Jesse Hanson shows her maturity by realizing she’s
encountered a dangerous situation that she and Tina can’t possibly handle
alone. The addition of Bryce Peterson, a new boy in the neighborhood that Jesse
develops a crush on, adds an interesting dynamic to this story.
About
the Author
Virginia Rose Richter grew up in central
Nebraska. She attended the University of Colorado and received an MA degree
from the University of Denver and a BA in music from Metropolitan State College
of Denver. She practiced as a clinical audiologist in Denver while raising four
children. In the fall of 2010, Ms. Richter was a winner in a local mystery
writing contest. She has written three Middle School mysteries in a series set
in Nebraska and featuring two young amateur detectives. The first in the
series, "THE SECRET OF WILLOW LANE," was used in a 'Read Along'
project in a sixth grade class in Littleton, Colorado. She was told that the
teacher tried to limit the reading to a chapter a day but was often persuaded
by the students to add another chapter. When the suspense was becoming intense,
the students were allowed to turn off the lights and follow along on the
lighted classroom screen.
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