The Mo & Dale Mysteries Series - Book 2
The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing
“After solving a murder in their small North Carolina town over the summer, the heroes of Turnage’s Newbery Honor–winning Three Times Lucky ‘went famous for about a week until the gravity of habit pulled our lives back into regular orbit,’ says narrator Mo LoBeau in this equally hilarious sequel…Not every thread is fully tied off, but the residents of Tupelo Landing are so companionable and Mo so indefatigable (and funny) that readers can only hope those loose ends mean another installment is in the works. The budding detective has clearly taken to heart something her foster mother always emphasizes: ‘All the world’s a stage, sugar, so hop on up there.’
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Nominated for Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award, 2017
Nominated for North Carolina Children's Book Award, 2016
Among shortlisted titles for SIBA Book Award, 2015
Nominated for South Carolina Children's Book Award, 2016
Nominated for Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
Nominated for YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults, 2016
Small towns have rules. One is, you got to stay who you are -- no matter how many murders you solve.
When Miss Lana makes an Accidental Bid at the Tupelo auction and winds up the mortified owner of an old inn, she doesn't realize there's a ghost in the fine print. Naturally, Desperado Detective Agency (aka Mo and Dale) opens a paranormal division to solve the mystery of the ghost's identity. They've got to figure out who the ghost is so they can interview it for their history assignment (extra credit). But Mo and Dale start to realize that the Inn isn't the only haunted place in Tupelo Landing. People can also be haunted by their own past. As Mo and Dale handily track down the truth about the ghost (with some help from the new kid in town), they discover the truth about a great many other people, too.
A laugh out loud, ghostly, Southern mystery that can be enjoyed by readers visiting Tupelo Landing for the first time, as well as those who are old friends of Mo and Dale.
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