Mickie McKinney

By R. L. Fink, Susan Lanigan, Antony Wootten (illustrator) , Sally Apokedak (editor)

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1 author picked Mickie McKinney as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a less sophisticated mystery than the other four but doesn’t suffer for that reason.

Mickie Mckinney is a schoolboy detective and the setting is a school. I like the conceit that his office is in a cupboard under the stairs. The crimes are not sophisticated, which will suit some readers, and the humour is good.

From Jon's list on middle grade detective fiction.

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