A Tourist Trap Full of Crazy Monkeys…and Murder!Sure Sparky’s boss Bookie is a crook, but he’s no murderer! Eleven-year-old, plucky amateur super-sleuth Sparky stops at nothing to convince the police that Bookie was framed for the murder at Monkey Island, a ratty tourist trap in downtown Los Angeles, 1932. On this, the worst day of her life, Sparky must also survive going back to school.

Forever in trouble, Sparky is forced to “volunteer” for top cop Mug and grumpy Detective Bernie. Will the station’s police bunny give Sparky an important clue?Meanwhile, at the Creepy House mansion, Sparky’s home, onetime silent movie star Tootsie and her assistant Gilbert, aka the goblin, are in a tizzy preparing for an audition that could revive Tootsie’s career.

Will Sparky’s detecting antics disrupt her guardian’s big break?Sparky even considers gravedigging to find clues to help Bookie. .

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But if he’s freed from jail, with Prohibition on its way out, will Bookie need to figure out a new line of work?Crime-solving is a lonely business, but thankfully, Sparky has Tootsie’s stuffed pet leopards for company. It’s all that and a barrel of monkeys in Sparky’s next adventure.

“Make time to hang with Sparky. .

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You’ll be glad you did!” —DIANE VALLERE, National Bestselling Author, Madison Night Mystery Series. The Monkey Island Murder is the third novel in the award-winning Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery series.

This 1930s cozy noir historical mystery series with a sense of humor also includes The Cannibal Caper and #1 Amazon New Release, The Cold Kid Case. Coming October 2024, the fourth in the series, The South Seas Shenanigans, promises lots more trouble for Sparky!.