THE CASE OF THE JILTED JULIET
A North Hollywood Detective Myster Club
By Mike Mains
Mystery Adventure Detective Books
204 pgs
This is one of a series of young adult books featuring
Jeffrey Jones and his pal, Pablo Gomez as high school students who solve
mysteries. In this book, they learn of a thirty year tragedy that occurred
during the performance of Shakespear’s Romeo and Juliet by the school drama
club. Supposedly the young lady playing Juliet had committed suicide after
having been jilted by her boyfriend. It is claimed that her ghost is said to
haunt the school every so often and her scream can be heard at midnight.
When Jeffrey and Paul discover a plastic bloody finger prop
left in a copy of the play, it so unnerves the library staff and other
teachers, their curiosity is aroused. Bit by bit, the more they learn about the
girl’s death, the they begin to suspect the young lady was murdered. By luck and serendipity, they
uncover several vital clues that were somehow missed during the initial
investigation. Clues that begin to point not only to foul play but the fact
that the murderer was someone involved with the school and the circle students
who knew the deceased.
Mike Mains has a nice easy style and his characters are fully developed with their own unique quirks and typical teenage foibles. He’s also ardent in regard to themes of faith, religion and the afterlife. We found that off putting at times, but never so much as to detract from the interactions of his young cast. In the end, “The Case of the Jilted Juliet” was a fun read and we give it major thumbs up.
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