Rescuing Seneca Crane (A Kari and Lucas Mystery)
by: Susan Runholt
Published by: Viking (August 20 release
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Reviewed by Andrea Sisco
Kari Sundgren and her best girlfriend, Lucas, are off to Edinburgh, Scotland. Kari hopes that the trip will divert Lucas’s attention from her boyfriend, Josh. Not only is Kari tired of her best friend’s nonstop dialogue about the boy, it seems he’s also a bit of a jerk.
Lucas and Kari want to meet the pianist Seneca Crane. They first saw the child prodigy perform with the Minnesota Orchestra two years ago. She’s scheduled to appear in Scotland where Kari’s mother will interview her for a magazine article.
But Kari and Lucas didn’t expect to become friends with Seneca or that she would need to be rescued from a protective parent and a restrictive life. But a restrictive life is nothing compared to the other dangers that provide exciting and terrifying times for the three girls.
Following a concert, Seneca disappears. All Kari and Lucas know is that she was seen with some men. The girls follow the clues in the hopes that they are able to save Seneca.
Who kidnapped Seneca? Is it an inside job? Will Kari and Lucas be in danger? The answers are found in Rescuing Seneca Crane. And it’s a wonderful adventure.
After reading The Mystery of the Third Lucretia I said that Susan Runholt is the “Nancy Drew of the twenty-first century.” Now that I’ve read Rescuing Seneca Crane, I realize how true that statement is. Runholt is not a “flash in the pan.”
Runholt is a master at writing a good mystery that keeps the reader’s attention while providing interesting information about the “arts.” Her characters are real-life and three-dimensional–and her villains are deliciously evil.
I love her books! The tough thing is waiting for the next one.
In an age where much of the middle reader and young adult literature is “trashy” at best, Runholt writes a good, clean and exciting novel.
Armchair Interviews says: Runholt’s 5-star books are must have for a young person’s library.
Author’s Web site: http://www.SusanRunholt.com
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