The Monkey Island Murder

<p><strong>A Tourist Trap Full of Crazy Monkeys . . . and Murder! </strong></p><p><br></p><p>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. </p><p><br></p><p>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? </p><p><br></p><p>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? </p><p><br></p><p>Sparky even considers gravedigging to find clues to help Bookie. . . . But if he's freed from jail with Prohibition on its way out will Bookie need to figure out a new line of work? </p><p><br></p><p>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! </p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The Monkey Island Murder</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> is the third in author Rosalind Barden's hilarious historical 1930s cozy take on Los Angeles noir </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> series with a most unlikely amateur sleuth Sparky an 11-year-old street punk who's a bit of a little criminal herself! The first in the series </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The Cold Kid Case</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> is a Firebird Book Award Winner for Best Cozy Mystery. Follow more of Sparky's crime-solving misadventures with </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The Cannibal Caper: A Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery The South Seas Shenanigans: A Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> and coming in 2025 </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The Catalina Cahoots: A Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery.</em></p>