The Secret of the Shadow Bandit

Curious Cat Spy Club #4

by Linda Joy Singleton

Kelsey s dad has a new job and that means a new house on the same property as a castle! Kelsey, Becca, and Leo can t wait to explore, but what they find might lead to their most intricate case yet. How are an abandoned tree house, a wad of cash, a missing heirloom, and a mysterious creature roaming the grounds all connected? The Curious Cat Spy Club is determined to find out!"

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

288 pages, Hardcover

First published October 24, 2016

About the author

I started writing at 8 years old and when I speak to kids at schools or libraries I show them the stories I wrote as a child. I loved mystery series like Judy Bolton and Nancy Drew, and my DREAM was to write a series of my own. This happened when My Sister the Ghost was published by Avon books in 1994.

Since then I’ve been fortunate to write other series like The Seer, Dead Girl trilogy, Strange Encounters, Regeneration and Curious Cat Spy Club. I recently added a mini mystery to the Curious Cat Spy Club series titled Dog Rescue Time Warp which has a surprise ending.

I love hearing from fans and always write back. And I’ll send a spy activity packet to anyone that asks. Email link at www.LindaJoySingleton.com

Reviews

[Danna Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great mystery in this middle grade series!

[Hope Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked how we see what happened at first, in RJ’s point of view, and then how it progresses and changes to Kelsey’s point of view. I also like how Angle keeps the act of being “angelic” when really she was selfish. I also like how we are able to see the more sensitive side of Leo instead of just assuming he is all facts and knowledge.

[Bella Starr · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great for the middle-grade reader. The mystery is good, although I feel like there isn't much mystery to it...besides the actual mystery, and then there is a lot of other stuff going on. I enjoyed it and it was quick, but I just think I didn't enjoy it that much because it's a middle-grade read.

I picked this book up to finish the series because I never finished it.

[Susan]

In which there is an emerald king, missing family, and a thief.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 4th book in the Curious Cat Spy Club series and it's a great read. I bought it for my granddaughter, who loves the series, but had to read it first. Of course I did; I'm very fond of the series myself. It's geared toward middle grade readers and the series includes mystery, care of unusual animals, and camaraderie between three seventh graders who should not have much in common: Becca Morales, who is a popular student and into glitter and whose mother owns an animal sanctuary, Kelsey Case, keeper of secrets who wants to be a detective, and Leo Polanski, who is a super smart nerd who invents fantastic scientific inventions.

Kelsey is happy that her father has finally found a job as a cook for the owner of a resort, who happens to live in a castle; with it goes a 5 bedroom "cottage" allowing Kelsey to keep her kitten at her house and bring her dog home from her grandmother's. And up crops several mysteries: who stole the King of the Castle's emerald chess piece? Who built the treehouse on the cottage property? And what elusive creature is roaming the grounds wreaking havoc? Each of the three lend their special talent to solve these mysteries.

I hope this series continues on!