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Asbury High and the Parcels of Poison
by Kelly Brady Channick
Series: Asbury High YA Cozy Mystery Series #2
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on May 25, 2020
Genres: YA Mystery
Pages: 272
Format: Kindle
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Also in this series: Asbury High and the Thief's Gamble, Asbury High and the MisTaken Identities, Asbury High and the Kidnapper's Drive, Asbury High and the Arson Avenger, Asbury High and the Captivating Cruise
Asbury's fearless foursome is back! Is their favorite restaurant to blame for customers falling ill? Or is there something more sinister at work?
After an unprecedented first year of high school, the gang is ready for a relaxing summer vacation, although in Asbury that may be easier said than done. This summer, the Food Network is running a summer special highlighting local hot spots; Carly, Maddie, Pilot and Cornelious are psyched to have the world's best restaurant featured – their very own Brady's! In fact, Maddie can almost forget that her arch-nemesis, Alexis Johnson, will also be on TV for winning the logo design for Caulfield's Candies... almost.
However, after patrons start falling ill, rumors of food poisoning cause many to point their finger at Brady's. When Brady's threatens to close it's doors, Pilot realizes his mother's job is in jeapordy, as well as his future in Asbury. With the aid of Cornelious' wealthy cousin Dane, who spends every summer with the quartet, the gang is once again thrust into an investigation. Unfortunately, they find themselves thwarted by both the local police (who believe their recent success was due to luck rather than skill), and Cornelious' father, who has decided to run for Mayor of Asbury and cautions his son on the need to maintain a spotless public image.
With a new pancake house on the boardwalk, Mainlanders invading their beaches, and the Pitbulls sneaking around and terrorizing shoobies (as usual), there's no shortage of suspects. But can they solve the case before the summer, and Brady's, are finished?
Asbury High and the Parcels of Poison by Kelly Brady Channick is another fantastic version of a Scooby-Doo book that I love.
Can the gang figure out why Brady’s customers’ are getting food poisoning?
The gang
The gang is back again to solve another mystery. Okay, okay with help from Cornelious’s cousin but not by much. They are still pretty much the same as they were in the first book but just without the added stress of their first year in high school. The only exception is that two of them are dating and that Maddie is getting hit on by Dane, Cornelious’s cousin, and Neal isn’t too happy about that. I have to say that I love seeing how the whole thing unfolds in this book. Especially with the dynamic between these four friends and how well they know each other.
The Mystery
The mystery for this one happens to be, why would anyone want to bring down Brady’s? The gang’s favorite hang out spot. Well, that answer is a significant spoiler, so you will have to read the book to find out. Besides that, it is all about trying to figure out what type of food poisoning and the reasoning behind it. It’s just a very intricate mystery, and I love the little riddle about a treasure that has been buried since Asbury’s founding days. That was cute and how that might take a spin that I wasn’t excepting. Don’t fall for the red herrings in this one.
Five Stars
Asbury High and the Parcels of Poison by Kelly Brady Channick is tremendous, and I can’t wait to get around to reading the next book eventually. I love this group of kids and how they are all very different, but they work great as friends. Including now in high school, and so many of them doing extracurricular activities away from their core group of friends. Despite that, they still care about each other and try to be there for one another. My rating is five stars, and I’m recommending to anyone that enjoys some teenage detectives solving mysteries.
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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:
- 2020 Cloak and Dagger Challenge
- 2020 Craving For Cozies Reading Challenge
- 2020 Cruisin' Thru The Cozies Reading Challenge
- 2020 Goodreads Reading Challenge
- 2020 New Release Challenge
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