Anna S. (annapi) reviewed on 1/2/2010 + 334 more book reviews

Betsy Devonshire has volunteered for an art fair, and one of the artists, a woodcarver, is found with his throat cut with his own knife. A young teenage delinquent has been arrested, but his aunt, a friend of Betsy's, begs her to help him. Reluctantly Besty agrees as after meeting the disagreeable young man, she does not believe him capable of murder.

I was very impressed by the detail in this story. Besty explores the world of art, and the author shows the tedious side of investigating, in the many questions Betsy must ask to familiarize herself with artists as she grasps for any clues that might lead her to the truth. The story at times felt a little disjointed as Ferris used several points of view, but the mystery was more solid than some she has written, and the revelation at the end satisfying.

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