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THE GREAT CIRCUS TRAIN ROBBERY
The Great Circus Train Robbery
Who stole three red rail cars from Spence's antique circus train?  The hair-raising quest takes Zoe and Spence from a neighbor's murky basement to the Quirkus Circus to help two wacky clowns--until Hackbury the clown disappears!   
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Zoe spies on her neighbor.  If she can be a successful detective, she will become a Lieutenant in the Northern Spy Club.  Her older brother, Kelby, makes the decisions (he’s the Chief Detective) and sometimes they don’t always agree. 

When Zoe and her friend, Spence, meet the suspicious neighbor, they decide something is wrong and they need to procure more information.  Thrilling adventures take Zoe and her friend into the neighbor’s home.  Then one of the valuable cars in Spence’s train set is missing. 

A diversion for the Spy Group is the circus that comes to town.  A cast of characters emerge including the before mentioned neighbor, two very active clowns and a monkey.

Set in Vermont, the story follows the first in the series, THE PEA SOUP POISONINGS, which won the Agatha Award for best Young Adult/Children’s Novel of 2006.

Enjoy!

Rita Ratacheck


A delightful romp through a world of stolen rail cars, terrified circus clowns, quirky neighbors, annoying older brothers and staunch friends. I couldn't put it down! And the scenes of sneaking into the nasty neighbor's house are positively harrowing...

Suzi Wizowati, author of A Tour of Evil