Shadow of Doubt

January 1, 2013
Teen mystery-solver Robyn investigates secrets surrounding a homeless man's death ([cf2]Cold[cf1]). In [cf2]Shadow[cf1] Robyn's teacher believes she's being stalked by an old boyfriend, but danger is closer than she thinks. Meanwhile, bad-boy Nick has disappeared, and Robyn develops a new relationship with Ben. The plots are contrived, but these fourth and fifth books further develop Robyn's character.

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September 1, 2012
Grades 5-8 In teen sleuth Robyn Hunter's fifth caper, a favorite new teacher becomes a stalker's targetor does she? Building suspense and folding in puzzlingly ambiguous clues, information about typical stalker behavior, and burgeoning romantic complications for Robyn and her divorced mother, McClintock brings her tale to a violent but not fatal climax capped by a baroque yet credible twist. Readers who prefer their mysteries spun around affairs of the heart and finished off with a neat package of confessions and explications will enjoy this latest episode and look forward to the next.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.)