The back cover entices with an alliterative sentence: "Friendship and forensics form a fun and fast-paced mix as the girl detectives find, figure and finagle their way through another mystery." The mystery involves a stolen violin. While the girls seek to help the violin shop owner reclaim his stolen merchandise, they are also sent a mysterious set of clues to unravel, are set-up by a devious classmate (and seek their revenge), and are enticed into new relationships. In addition, the girls decide to form a band and perform an original number.
While the clues would certainly be easier to ferret out if I were able to look at them instead of simply hear them, I still enjoy listening to these light-hearted mysteries. The characters are delightful. The plot moves quickly and logically. Moreover, the mysteries are always tied up nicely at the end. I didn't notice any foul language this time around, so those naysayers from the first book should give this second one a try. Tweens who love mysteries will certainly enjoy these prep-school sleuths. I'll have to read the third book on my own, since our library doesn't have any more audio books for this series. I even noticed that the author has written a mystery with apparent boy-appeal called Lantern Sam and the Blue-Streak Bandits. I plan to search that out, as well.
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