The Case of the Rising Star Ruby

Daisy Diamond Detective #2

by Cindy Vincent

Great girl gumshoe, Daisy Diamond, and her best friend, girl scientist, Sally Sosmart, are off on their second novel-length adventure. It all starts when the famous Rising Star Ruby goes on display at the Pinecrest Museum. Of course, Daisy doesn't like the setup one bit, and she fears that famous Ruby will soon be stolen. So Daisy, Sally, and Sally's cat, Mr. E, immediately rush to the Museum in the middle of a storm. And when that very storm soon sends them all to the basement, they emerge to find it was the perfect cover for the crime of their lives. For the Ruby is now missing and all clues indicate it was taken by one very clever crook. Then when the girls learn their beloved Museum Curator, Mrs. Marbles, may lose her job over the whole incident, they are determined to find the Ruby and uncover the culprit who stole it. Now the question Are Daisy and Sally and Mr. E smart enough to outsmart this criminal mastermind? Holy Cannoli!

172 pages, Paperback

First published October 20, 2011

About the author

Cindy Vincent, M.A. Ed., is the award-winning author of the Buckley and Bogey Cat Detective Capers, a mystery series for kids and cat-lovers that features the adventures of two black cat detectives. And yes, as she is often asked, Cindy used her own black cats, Buckley and Bogey, as the inspiration for the series, since they seem to run surveillance on her house each and every night. Cindy is also the creator of the Mysteries by Vincent murder mystery party games and the Daisy Diamond Detective Series games for girls, along with the Daisy Diamond Detective novels, which are a spin-off from the games. She lives in Houston, TX with her husband and an assortment of fantastic felines. Cindy is a self-professed “Christmas-a-holic,” and usually starts planning and preparing in March for her ever-expanding, “extreme” Christmas lights display every year . . .

Http://www.cindyvincent.net
http://www.buckleyandbogey.com

Reviews

[Karen Gail Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Daisy Diamond is a girl detective. Her best friend is Sally Sosmart. Sally is a girl scientist and inventor. When the Rising Star Ruby is stolen from the Pinecrest Museum, the girls are immediately on the case...and there are several suspects.

This is a good story, although I would have enjoyed it more if there were not so many "Holy Cannoli's". But perhaps that is my age. I am 71 but enjoy reading children's books (and adult books). I read the books and pass them on to my grandchildren or friends' children. "The Case of the Rising Star Ruby" I gave to a friend who saw it on my coffee table and wanted to read it. But she has promised to return it or else give it to Irena, who is the one to get this book.

[Gloria · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a goodreads prize book. I really enjoyed this book .it was a fast read. Suitable for a wide range of ages, not only middle school, but older people too. A lot of us grew up reading Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys. This book seems to bring back this type of book.