The Drowned Violin: An Alan Nearing Mystery

By Mel Malton

There was something floating in the water ahead of the canoe. It looks dead, whatever it is, someone said. Thats where the mystery begins, and eleven-year-old Alan and his friends are determined to solve it on their own, without adult interference. They have all the tools they needZiggys canoe, Jose's ability to impress parents, and Alans detective instinct. Mix in a gang of bullies on jet-skis, an eccentric hermit, and the theft of a priceless violin, and the stage is set for a fast-action summer adventure in cottage country. This is a new series for younger readers by Mel Malton, author of the Polly Deacon mysteries for adults under the name H. Mel Malton.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1894917235
• ISBN13: 9781894917230
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Napoleon and Co
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended for all young mystery fans as a creative, entertaining read

The Drowned Violin: An Alan Nearing Mystery by Mel Malton is the fast-paced and fun mystery story that begins with finding of a violin in a local river by eleven year old Alan Nearing and his friends. Carrying young readers through the ever-thickening plot of a missing Stradivarius and a gang of thieving bullies on jet-skis, The Drowned Violin involves charming Josee and Ziggy with Alan's quick and fun investigation of their town's oddest mystery yet. The Drowned Violin is very highly recommended as the debut novel for Mel Malton's "Alan Nearing Mystery" series and highly recommended for all young mystery fans as a creative, entertaining read.