"Whodunit high jinks erupt when an up-and-coming musician dies on her old estate and it falls to Britain’s first young Black detective duo to solve the case (again)"
Detective siblings Nik and Norva are back with a blast in this second novel set around The Tri high-rise block. If the highly-acclaimed High-Rise Mystery was a devastatingly good debut (it was), this is a full-on firecracker of a follow-up.
A classic kids detective series slickly rebooted for the twentieth-first-century – think Harriet the Spy with a smartphone and added spark.
Rising global music star Trojkat is back in her old ‘hood to make a music video when she dies in The Tri while shooting a scene. Most people – including the police - assume Trojkat’s death is a tragic accident, but sleuth-minded Nik and Norva suspect otherwise. With the help of their mate George, the determined duo set about piecing together a hotchpotch of clues to solve a case that has personal resonance.
There are plenty of poignant moments along the way, such as when Nik expresses how it feels to lose a person you love: “It made you feel empty. Fragile. Like you could shatter into a million pieces if someone gently blew in your direction”. Overall, this is a super-charged detective story that fizzes with a whole lot of quick-witted, ping-ponging exchanges between Nik and Norva, with a sensational revelatory showdown to round things off.
There’s been another murder on The Tri, and the block’s best detective due are on the case: Nik and Norva are back in the second instalment of Sharna Jackson’s bestselling contemporary detective series for kids. It’s October half term, and up-and-coming popstar TrojKat returns to The Tri, where she grew up and her parents still live, to film a music video for her next big hit.
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There’s been another murder on The Tri, and the block’s best detective due are on the case: Nik and Norva are back in the second instalment of Sharna Jackson’s bestselling contemporary detective series for kids. It’s October half term, and up-and-coming popstar TrojKat returns to The Tri, where she grew up and her parents still live, to film a music video for her next big hit. During filming, tragedy strikes, and the police assume it was a terrible accident – but Nik and Norva know there’s something suspicious going on, and are ready to find proof. Using their impressive detective skills, and with the help of their friend George, can Nik and Norva solve the case and bring the culprit to justice?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Mic Drop and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Mic Drop features in the following genres: Crime & Mystery, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, School Stories, Star Books, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Mic Drop was written by Sharna Jackson and published by Knights Of Media
Mic Drop has 365 pages
Yes it is part of A High-Rise Mystery series
