The Adventures of Jack Lime

By James Leck

Book Overview

Things might get rough, they might even get a little messy, but I was okay with rough and messy as long as I could shut the lid on this dirty case. Meet Jack Lime, private investigator, who solves problems for his fellow Iona High students. Sometimes he falls for the dames who hire him, sometimes he falls in the river and sometimes he falls asleep (he's narcoleptic). But rest assured that whether he's tracking down a missing banana-seat bike or a kidnapped hamster, or cracking open a trivia tournament betting ring, Lime will follow every lead. Readers will identify with this funny, cynical sleuth who has the makings of a top-notch PI, though his personal life frequently goes awry. In these three stand-alone detective stories, readers will immerse themselves in an offbeat fictional world populated with eccentric characters where everything is not as it seems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554533651
• ISBN13: 9781554533657
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Look out, middle schoolers, because Jack Lime is in the midst of sleuthing and solving some serious

Kiwi Magazine Review: Look out, middle schoolers, because Jack Lime is in the midst of sleuthing and solving some serious school mysteries. He's an old-school detective in a new school world of technology and treachery. Jack Lime is thoroughly likeable and you definitely want to have him on your side. Although Jack is in high school, the reading level seems more for the middle school crowd.