Under Suspicion: A Friday Barnes Mystery [Paperback]

A must-have series for middle-grade readers. Booklist

Friday Barnes, girl detective, is... under arrest?!

Getting arrested was the last thing Friday expected after solving the swamp-yeti mystery at her boarding school. But she better clear her name fast! Shes got new cases to investigate, like a scandalous quiche bake-off, a decades old mystery buried in her schools backyard, and why the new boy, Christopher, is being so nice to her.

More adventures and intrigue ensue inUnder Suspicion: A Friday Barnes Mystery, the second book in the illustrated Friday Barnes mystery series, starring a genius detective with the brains (and social skills) of Sherlock Holmes.

Don't miss any of the Friday Barnes books! Start the adventure all over again withGirl Detective: A Friday Barnes Mysteryor continue on with Book Three,No Rules: A Friday Barnes Mysteryby R. A. Spratt and illustrated by Phil Gosier.

Praise forUnder Suspicion: A Friday Barnes Mystery:

Spratt continues to hit just the right mix of dry humor and suspense. Her characterization of her protagonist shines . . . Readers know that, like Sherlock Holmes, Friday will solve every mystery; the books fun is in seeing how she does it . . . A cliffhanger ending will have readers drumming their fingers as they wait for the next episode. Kirkus Reviews

[For] readers who like humor but also want more intelligent characters and jokes, as well as those who like quirky mysteries. Booklist

This second book in the Friday Barnes series is even funnier and quirkier than its predecessor. School Library Journal

This second book in the Friday Barnes series is even funnier and quirkier than its predecessor. School Library Journal

Spratts droll humor, often expressed through Fridays spacey friend Melanie, is the perfect complement to the offbeat mysteries Friday encounters . . . Give ls)