ANew York Timesbestseller!

In the tradition of Nancy Drew, four kids and one grandfather in Miamitackle a decades-old mystery in this first book full of atmosphere, history,and lively humor (Publishers Weekly, starred review) in the SherlockSociety middle grade series fromNew York Timesbestselling,Edgar Awardwinning author James Ponti!

Siblings Alex and Zoe Sherlock take their last name as inspiration whenchoosing a summer job. After all, starting a detective agency has to be betterthan babysitting (boring), lawn mowing (sweaty), or cleaning out the attic(boringandsweaty). Their friends Lina, an avid bookworm, andYadi, an aspiring cinematographer, join the enterprise, and Alex and Zoesretired reporter grandfather offers up his sweet aquamarine Cadillacconvertible and storage unit full of cold cases.

The groups first target is the long-lost treasure supposedly hidden near theirhometown Miami. Their investigation into the local doings of famed gangster AlCapone leads them to a remote island in the middle of the Everglades where theyfind alarming evidence hinting at corporate corruption.

Together with Grandpas know-how and the kids intelligenceplus some reallyslick gadgetscan the Sherlock Society root out the conspiracy?

About the Author

James Ponti is theNew York Timesbestsellingauthor of four middle grade book series: The Sherlock Society following a groupof young detectives; City Spies, about an unlikely squad of five kids fromaround the world who form an elite MI6 Spy Team; the Edgar AwardwinningFramed! series, about a pair of tweens who solve mysteries in Washington, DC;and the Dead City trilogy, about a secret society that polices the undeadliving beneath Manhattan.

His books have appeared on more than fifteen different stateaward lists, and he is the founder of a writers group known as the Renegades ofMiddle Grade. James is also an Emmynominated television writer and producerwho has worked for many networks including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS,History, and Spike TV, as well as NBC Sports. He lives with his family inOrlando, Florida.