Bøger af Susan Thompson

Tami is back! And she's involved in another mystery. A professional temporary employee, she lands a job guarding a quirky collection in the Museum of Oddities. Soon Tami discovers that precious objects are disappearing from the museum. Who is the thief? Tami is determined to find the culprit.When a troubled old woman falls to her death, Tami's curiosity unmasks more than theft. Zelda, the mechanical fortune teller, turns up a card that leads Tami into the secret pasts of two people...and murder!The Museum of Oddities is the second book featuring the intrepid Tami Tripper and her bike Ruby. Join Tami on her latest adventure where her curiosity and knack for finding trouble make her the Two-Wheeled Detective.Beware of an old memory!

Tami is a free spirit. She is a professional temporary employee. No full-time job is going to tie her down. She loves meeting new people, learning new skills, and studying human nature. Her mother said she was nosy, but curiosity is central to Tami's life. She loves peanut butter sandwiches and apples, any kind of music, and the wind through her hair as she zooms around on her trusty redbicycle, Ruby. Her beloved mother gave Tami her first two-wheeler. She has ridden a red bike ever since. Late one night, Tami rides home from work. She and Ruby suddenly hit a huge pothole on the darkened road. The bicycle flies into the hedges. The damage? A lump on the head, a bloody knee, and a broken wheel! Tami is skeptical when a young man appears out of the dark to help her. But she has no way of knowing this is just the beginning of a mystery in the big house rising behind her. Her mishap drops her in the middle of a wealthy, unhappy, ambitious family...and a murder! Tami is on the case. The first of a series, The Two-Wheeled Detective introduces us to a watchful, curious, and tenacious young accidental detective!

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