Growler's Horn (Misfits, Inc.)

By Mark Delaney

Book Overview

Meet Misfits, Inc. Investigations: Peter, the genius; Jake, the athlete; Byte, the computer whiz; Mattie, the magician.

These four teenage super-sleuths have a knack for uncovering and solving unsolvable crimes. In their third case, the team attends an auction so that Jake, an aspiring musician, can buy a clarinet. Once he's acquired the clarinet, the Misfits find an odd, handwritten note hidden inside the instrument.

Soon they discover that the clarinet once belonged to a promising jazz musician named Growler Morton, who mysteriously disappeared in the 1950s along with three million dollars of his record company's money. When the clarinet is stolen, the Misfits find themselves driven to unravel the secret of Growler's horn, attempting to restore the good name of an innocent man.

Featuring an engaging group of outcasts with varied interests, each book in the Misfits series offers an intriguing mystery, supported by Delaney's well-paced plot and believable dialogue, that will keep readers captivated to the very end.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561452068
• ISBN13: 9781561452064
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.2"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Growlers Horn

Growlers Horn is a great book.The suspenious is what kept me reading.This book is great for anyone who loves mystery.

Clarinet in A!

When the Misfits discover a cryptic note hidden inside Jake's antique clarinet, they are lured into a twisted scavenger hunt that may lead them to three millon dollars. But first Peter, Byte, Jake and Mattie must figure out the mysterious circumstances behind the unexplained disappearanse of a jazz musician forty years earlier. The story is full of suspense and the plot is well-written. I was hooked on the story the minute I started reading. Recomended for all mystery lovers!

Just as Good

I read the first two and ws anxious to get started on the third one. I wasn't dissapointed. This book rated up there with the first two in the series. I love the style of writing and the plotline. A great mystery.