"Think a combination of Carl Hiaasen's Flush and Janet Evanovich's "Stephanie Plum" and you'll be right on target" --School Library Journal
This is not the summer camping trip of Sammy's dreams. Instead of shady glades and meandering streams, she gets scrubby shrubs, blazing sun, and rattlesnakes. Her fellow campers are desperate to catch a rare glimpse of an endangered condor. To Sammy, the trip feels like the painful in pursuit of the unspeakably ugly.
But when she and two other girls find an injured condor, Sammy's intrigued at last. As they track down a clue, they stumble onto two classmates and promptly get lost. Which leaves three girls and two boys in a canyon with one tent a sick condor and six billion biting flies. Oh--and an armed and dangerous highstakes poacher.
"Van Draanen offers such an explosive combination of high-stakes sleuthing, hilarity, and breathlessly paced action that it's impossible to turn the pages fast enough." --Kirkus Reviews
"There's no stopping Sammy."--Publishers Weekly
"An intelligent, gutsy, flawed, and utterly likable heroine."--Booklist
"Move over, Nancy Drew--a new sleuth is on the scene."--Girls' Life
"Think a combination of Carl Hiaasen's Flush and Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books and you'll be right on target." --School Library Journal
"A high-quality, high-amp mystery series." --The Horn Book
"This funny, clever series is NOT for kids only. I challenge the most seasoned mystery reader to guess 'who done it.'" --Cozies, Capers, and Crimes
"Sammy Keyes comes armed with attitude." --Orlando Sentinel
"Sammy doesn't find mysteries to solve--they find her." --Arizona Republic
"Humor, romance and adventure; this story is an absolute blast." --Chicago Tribune
"If you haven't met Sammy Keyes yet, now is the time." --Children's Literature