October 15, 2008
Grades 7-10 Gerber continues her Death By series as teenage Aphra Connolly finds her elusive mother in Seattle. Then who should turn up but Aphras friend/boyfriend Adam/Seth, desperate to reclaim the ring he gave her, which is needed to save his fathers life. The story is tissue-thin, but Gerber keeps the action churning, with secret agents, explosions, and a dizzying assortment of escapesby plane, by foot, and even by kayak. Readers will find more of what they liked in Death by Bikini (2008), and an epilogue will assure them that theres still a good deal to come.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)