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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!
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Release date
July 8, 2004 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781101176658
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781101176658
- File size: 199 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 4.3
- Lexile® Measure: 640
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 2-3
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Reviews
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October 1, 2004
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, IACopyright 2004 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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January 1, 2005
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.(Copyright 2005 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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