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Ingrid Levin-Hill, an eighth-grade student with a passion for Sherlock Holmes, finds herself kidnapped while trying to solve the mystery of inexplicable events in her hometown. As she struggles to unravel the puzzle, she uncovers a dark secret that threatens to destroy her school's reputation and jeopardize her own life.
First publish date: May 1, 2007
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Peter Abrahams
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