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also available: Paperback
category: Fiction
published: Apr 2010
ISBN:9781554695393
publisher: Orca Book Publishers
imprint: Rapid Reads

The Spider Bites

by Medora Sale

tagged: suspense, police procedural
Description

When detective Rick Montoya returns to the city to try to clear his name after being accused of taking a bribe, he discovers someone is living in his apartment.

Before he can find out who it is, the apartment house goes up in flames. Rick watches covertly as the police remove two bodies. Was the firebombing meant for him? Who exactly was killed in the fire? And why? What was his landlady Cheryl doing at home in the middle of the afternoon? And why is her daughter Susanna acting strangely? Then his estranged wife arrives at the scene of the fire. The questions mount up, along with the suspects.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for older teen readers and adults who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

About the Author

Medora Sale

Mystery writer Caroline Medora Sale Roe was the author of over ten novels. As Medora Sale, she wrote six police procedurals, including Murder on the Run, winner of an Arthur Ellis Award for best first novel. Caroline was a past president of both the international Sisters in Crime and the Crime Writers of Canada.

Editorial Reviews

"A great story with all the traditional and exciting elements of mystery held within a smaller package…This book will hold your attention to a satisfying close."

— Read and Blog website

"A well-written and exciting novel. The time frame is condensed, and there are no flashbacks to confuse the action. The language is simple and the sentences short…The Spider Bites is one of the first entries in what may well become a large and popular series of easy-read novels. Highly recommended."

— CM Magazine

"Simple language and short sentences make this a perfect who-done-it for the Hi-Lo middle school reader. Well-written and engaging story about a suspended cop named Rick Montoya who becomes entangled in a twisted tale of set-ups, fires, missing people and death. He is desperate to clear up his name and get back on the force, but it will take some super smarts to figure out this mess!"

— Puget Sound Council for Reviewing Children's Media

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