Andie’s body was never recovered, and Sal was assumed by most to be guilty of abduction and murder.
The original investigation concluded with most of the evidence pointing to Sal, who was found dead in the woods, apparently by suicide. For her senior capstone project, Pip researches the disappearance of former Fairview High student Andie, last seen on April 18, 2014, by her younger sister, Becca. Pip has known and liked Sal since childhood he’d supported her when she was being bullied in middle school.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Doctor Who fans are a natural audience for this story, but it may well build a broader readership once the word gets out.Įveryone believes that Salil Singh killed his girlfriend, Andrea Bell, five years ago-except Pippa Fitz-Amobi. Nonhumans and outré skin colors are described, but there is little racial or ethnic detail provided otherwise, implying a mostly white human cast. And the end of the novel promises at least one sequel for readers’ delight. Puns, shaggy dog stories, snarky remarks, and hoaxes are just a few of the humorous elements used expertly here. The group survives riots, radioactive tunnels, and a sentient, oversized, mutated cheese sandwich. When Badde abducts Blake’s daughter, Lisa, orders no longer count: Blake, Nicki, and Lisa’s mother, Astrid-and the car-are off on a chase to save her. The irascible Blake is the world expert on Bartholomew Badde, but he has been removed from the search for the villain-and saddled with cyborg Nicki Steel as a partner. In the Planetary Bureau of Investigation’s vast building, big-time grouch Blake Carter has his own office. This pseudo–science-fiction book provides laughs of all types: readers will progress from snickers to giggles to, finally, belly laughs and shouts of outrage.Ī mismatched band of two adult humans, a self-activated car, and a golden-skinned cyborg begin a (seemingly) impossible task: capturing the most skillful thief in the planetary system before he destroys electrical service in 26th-century Neo City.
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