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Asbury High and the Arson Avenger
by Kelly Brady Channick
Series: Asbury High YA Cozy Mystery Series #5
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on September 5, 2021
Genres: YA Mystery
Pages: 349
Format: Kindle
Source: Great Escapes Book Tours
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Also in this series: Asbury High and the Thief's Gamble, Asbury High and the Parcels of Poison, Asbury High and the MisTaken Identities, Asbury High and the Kidnapper's Drive, Asbury High and the Captivating Cruise
Suspicious fires erupt all over town.
With no pattern or motive—can they all really be coincidences?
Or are they linked? And why?
Is there an arsonist hiding in Asbury?Carly, Maddie, Pilot and Cornelious begin their junior year, ready to take on the town as upperclassmen. With their most recent case solved, the gang joins the town in hopes of starting anew, with the focus on normalcy. However, in Asbury “normal” is a foreign word. As new relationships bloom and jealousy mounts, the heat begins to rise.
During the first week of school, the local music hangout explodes, leaving only ashes behind. Within weeks, a second location burns down, leaving the gang little doubt that an arsonist is loose in Asbury. Due to growing political pressure from town Mayor Jeremiah Gibbz, as well as lack of any evidence, the fire and police departments are hesitant to blame criminal activity. As usual, the gang finds itself thrust into the investigation, wondering where to begin—especially since the whole town seems adamant on denying foul play.
Unfortunately, proving the fires are the result of an arsonist seems to be just as difficult as solving the actual case. As more fires burn across Asbury, the teens wonder what the motive could possibly be. Finding themselves pulled into a world of revenge and discovering an ages-old grudge, the teens find themselves facing increasingly dangerous situations.
Adding to their fiery investigation are new relationships and typical high school drama. After seeing Maddie with another guy, Cornelious realizes too late that his feelings for Maddie are beyond simple friendship—but will that tear the gang apart when Asbury needs them the most? With the scheming Pitbulls seemingly lurking behind every door, political and departmental denial of arson, busy teen schedules, and new relationships pulling the gang apart, the foursome find it hard to get together.
With all these disruptions, can the quartet resolve their issues and find the arsonist before Asbury burns down?
Asbury High and the Arson Avenger by Kelly Brady Channick is the fifth book in this fantastic series. The Scooby gang is back, and I’m still in love with these characters.
Will Maddie, Neal, Carly, and Pilot have a quiet Junior year of high school?
The Gang
The Scooby Gang is back to maybe have a typical year in high school. Okay, that’s at least what Carly is hoping for, but it probably won’t happen for these four teens. They have the worries of junior year that come with drama from their high school and whatever else they have going on for them. For Carly and Pilot, it’s drama in their relationship. Maddie and Neal, on the other hand, are worried about their feelings for each other and if the other has the same feelings. Tack onto all of that, their newest case is figuring out who is burning down buildings.
I love these four characters. They are all pretty awesome, and with each book I read in the series, they grow in character development. Each of the main characters is unique, but each has its own voice, which shows throughout each book and how they have grown.
The Mystery
As I hinted up above, the mystery is that someone is setting a fire within some buildings. Each time that one is set, it gets harder to figure out the connections. Well, until our detectives figure it out. The person is setting the fires and becoming the arsonist. I didn’t even think about that person at all. They just flew under the radar, but many characters flew under the radar, including the two that I thought were doing it. I was trying to follow the clues, but the person that did it just didn’t click.
Five Stars
Ms. Channick has written such a fabulous masterpiece. She has stumped me once again. I swear I thought I knew, but I fell for the red herring. Asbury High and the Arson Avenger by Kelly Brady Channick is a fantastic book, and my rating is five stars. I wish that another Asbury High was waiting for me to read next. However, I also don’t want the next one since I don’t want this series to end after Maddie, Neal, Carly, and Pilot go off to college.
Other Books in Series
This series is available on Kindle Unlimited.
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About Kelly Brady Channick
For as long as she could remember, Kelly Brady Channick loved making up stories and leaving her listeners/readers on the edge of their seats.
Perhaps that’s why she always managed to talk herself out of trouble…
After graduating from NJ’s own Ocean City High School, Kelly accepted a basketball scholarship to Holy Family University, in Philadelphia. As a lifelong athlete, Kelly understands the importance of teamwork and overcoming adversity, something she hopes translates into her books.
Before writing page-turners, she taught first, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grade — like a dessert menu, she simply had to test them all out. But her favorite job is the one she’s now doing full time: writing. Kelly loves to craft whodunit mysteries, leading readers through various twists and turns filled with red-herrings, hidden clues, and more peculiar characters than a reality show.
Kelly lives in South Jersey with her handsome husband, energetic baby boy, two cookie-stealing dogs, and an awfully smart cat.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2021 Cloak & Dagger
- 2021 Craving the Cozies
- 2021 Cruisin’ thru the Cozies
- 2021 Goodreads Reading Challenge
- 2021 New Release Reading Challenge
- 2021 Six Shooter Reading Challenge
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