The Falcon's Malteser : a Diamond brothers mystery

Format:

Book

Title:

The Falcon's Malteser : a Diamond brothers mystery

Author:

Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-

ISBN:

9780142402191

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

191, 8 pages ; 20 cm.

Series title(s):

Diamond Brothers mystery.

Summary:

After his older brother, a fledgling private detective, agrees to safeguard a package for a dwarf who does not live long, thirteen-year-old Nick scampers to solve the mystery while also trying to stay one step ahead of an assortment of thugs.

Reading Level:

Ages 8 up.

Subject(s):

Brothers -- Juvenile fiction.

Humorous stories.

Detective and mystery stories.

Brothers -- Fiction.

Mystery and detective stories.

London (England) -- Juvenile fiction.

England -- Juvenile fiction.

London (England) -- Fiction.

England -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

London (England) -- Juvenile fiction.

England -- Juvenile fiction.

London (England) -- Fiction.

Genre:

Detective and mystery stories.

Mystery and detective stories.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Fiction.

Humorous fiction.

Juvenile works.

Holds:

Available:*

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Summary

From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Rider series.

When the vertically-challenged Johnny Naples entrusts Tim Diamond with a package worth over three million pounds, he's making a big mistake. Tim Diamond is the worst detective in the world. Next day, Johnny's dead, Tim feels the heat, and his smart younger brother, Nick, gets the package--and every crook in town on his back!

Author Notes

Anthony Horowitz is perhaps the busiest writer in England. He has been writing since the age of eight, and professionally since the age of twenty. He writes in a comfortable shed in his garden for up to ten hours per day. In addition to the highly successful Alex Rider ongoing series of books, he has also written episodes of several popular TV crime series, including Poirot, Murder in Mind, Midsomer Murders, and Murder Most Horrid . He has written the television series Foyle's Wa r, which aired in the United States, as well as the libretto of a Broadway musical adapted from Dr. Seuss's book, The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. He penned the script for the film The Gathering, which was released in 2003, starring Christina Ricci. Horowitz has also written the Diamond Brothers series.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 5-8-Nick Simple's life is anything but simple. His parents have moved to Australia, leaving him in the care of his incompetent older brother who is trying to make a living as a private detective and changes the family name. They are visited by a dwarf who leaves a package with them for safekeeping and later turns up dead. Set in England and filled with a variety of colorful characters, the plot reads like a 1940s P.I. movie. Like Horowitz's "Alex Rider" series (Philomel), the teen protagonist relies on his wits to thwart the enemy. Short chapters, with a conflict in each one, will appeal to reluctant readers.-Kim Carlson, Monticello High School, IA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

An inept and cowardly former police officer opens a detective agency, but it's his thirteen-year-old brother who ends up catching most of the bad guys. In these overbusy comic mysteries, the siblings guard a strange package containing malted milk balls and track down the head of a major fencing operation. The plots are over-the-top, and the glib dialogue often strains for humor. [Review covers these titles: The Falcon's Malteser and Public Enemy Number Two.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.