Jackson, Melanie. Shadows on the train; a Dinah Galloway mystery.JACKSON Jackson. 1 City (1990 pop. 37,446), seat of Jackson co., S Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1857. It is an industrial and commercial center in a farm region. , Melanie. Shadows on the train; a Dinah Galloway mystery. Orca. 204p. c2007 978-1-55143-660-9. $795. JS The last time Dinah Galloway saw Ardle Bean was just before her dad died, when Ardle had dropped in to make sure that Dinah's dad had found a secure place for the king. Seven years later, Ardle, out of jail, returns for the king. It soon becomes clear, however, that Ardle isn't the only one interested in locating the king. Past and present converge con·verge v. con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es v.intr. 1. a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge. b. as Dinah tries to figure out not only where, but what the king is. When she and her friends, winners of a talent competition, board a train for their TV debut in Toronto, the interested parties follow suit. Misperceptions and false identities make for an interesting and sometimes dangerous journey, yet Dinah's hardboiled detective style lets readers know that she is in control. Fans of Van Draanen's Sammy Keyes will find a similar heroine in Melanie Jackson's Dinah: brave, street-smart, and likable lik·a·ble also like·a·ble adj. Pleasing; attractive. lik  a·ble·ness, like . Further, from
her cast of larger-than-life characters to her choice of setting (a
moving train), Jackson has crafted a mystery that evokes and blends the
best of Gardner, Hitchcock, and Christie Christie can refer to:
J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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