In the Ballroom with the Candlestick by Diana Peterfreund

Have you ever played Clue?  It's board game where you try to find out who the murderer is and in which room it happened.  This book's tale is based on the game.

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This story is about a boarding school where murder is being done.  There are several murders and not everyone knows who has done it.

There is romance, twins, and several smart students.  But the murders put a damper on things.  Why are these teachers and students  dying?

As you read along secrets are given and you won't figure out how it all happened until the end.

The ending is a bit unique.  There are three endings and you can choose the one you like best.

It was an entertaining read and the endings are all different.

In the Study with the Wrench : A Clue Mystery, Book Two by Diana Peterfreund

The Headmaster of the school was murdered and many students didn't return.  Of those that did, the schoolwork goes on.  Orchid, Vaughn, Scarlett, Peacock, Plum, and Mustard returned and the other students call them the murder crew because they found his body.  Mrs. White has been jailed as a killer.

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Then there is another staff murder and the mystery crew decides they better investigate.  One of them is an actress who is hiding under a false name.  She has a stalker after her.  Everybody in the crew has some sort of secret.  As they work with each other, they find their weaknesses.  They know they didn't kill anyone even if the question gets asked every now and then.  There are romantic attachments growing.

When Orchid starts finding things missing from her room and then being there later, she's pretty sure her stalker is there.  She's right and she has a final showdown with him.  Who will win, Orchid or her manager who is stalking her?

In the Hall with the Knife by Diana Peterfreund

Blackbrook Academy is flooded.  There's no way in or out.  Those still there are staying at the Tudor House because it's on a hill.  Not everyone is friends, but they tolerate each other.  Then the following morning they find the headmaster dead in the conservatory...

Amulet Books sent me a copy of this book to read for review (thank you).  It has been published and you can get a copy now.

This story is much like playing a game of clue.  There's a Mustard, a Peacock, a Scarlet.  Each character is looking out for their own interests.   Mrs. White says it was a looter, but the students suspect the killer is there among them.

As they each look at each other with new eyes, they develop suspicions.  Then they change their minds.  Who could it be?  Are they safe or are they in danger?

This is a good mystery that kept me confused.  The killer was unsuspected until the end.  If you've ever played clue you'll enjoy this read!

Omega City by Diana Peterfreund

What would you do if everyone else discredited your father's work?  Would you support him, doubt him, or leave him?  Their mother left them.  Gillian still supports him, but Eric is doubtful.  Gillian wants to prove him right.  However, that's dangerous.  Her dad has a good reason to be paranoid...

Balzer + Bray and Edelweiss gave me the opportunity to read this book for review (thank you).  It will be published today, so you can grab a copy at your local bookstore now.

Gillian is a determined girl who is trying to protect her dad.  She thinks his new girlfriend has plans to snoop in his work and get information she doesn't have.  He thinks she wants to be his research assistant.  Eric is ambivalent about it.  As long as he can play his video games, he's happy.

This author has created quite the adventure here.  It's a mix of sci-fi/fantasy that reads a bit like a Jules Verne novel.  I like it.  There's a big corporation, a missing scientist, and a hidden city involved, along with several other characters.

When Gillian discovers her dad's girlfriend is copying pages of information from him, she starts trying to make sense out of them.  The scientist didn't write things in black and white.  He used his own references and made vague notes.  Good thing they have boy in class that's into science.  Bad thing is he gets going on tangents.

Every character has his or her challenges in this story.  It's good adventure story that has potential for another.  Somehow, I think our scientist might be back.  Or maybe Gillian is going to go find him.  What ever Ms. Peterfreund writes, it will be fun to read.