This was fast paced and action packed and it was wickedly good. Unlike Alex Rider it's not overly sad and unlike Cherub - I like the main characters. As a reader, I relate to Amy but I love Dan's way of looking at things. They're a great team. Nellie, the au pair, is hilarious. She's laid back and loyal and can speak a seemingly million different languages. The rest of the Cahill family kind of suck, but what's an adventure story without a villain? Or ten? The plot is riveting - the mix of fiction and history is fascinating and I'm flying through the series. They're not particularly long - but then this kind of book never is - or at least never feels like it is. I can't wait to read the rest. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.


It's odd. A lot happened in this book but I'm not sure that anything actually happened. There weren't lots of clues or historical lectures but it seemed nonstop - I'm just not sure what they actually did. And the reveals! Nellie. The Man in Black. Mind blown.
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Children's series fiction;adventure/mystery. Linda Sue Park's contribution provides a vivid setting, great historical details (pirates!), and plenty of adventure to satisfy young readers. This is also the book in which the identity and motives of the man in black (now dressed in gray) are revealed. ( )

The kids have to do what now with the who wow?! ( )

Amy and Dan Cahill are continuing their hunt for the 39 Clues and this story carries them into the world of pirates and treasure and permits them to learn information so that they can once again use their nanny, Nellie's aid.

Every child loves adventure and this one is definitely one they would enjoy. ( )

Book 9 in the series. The shadow of a man in black has followed fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, on their worldwide search for 39 Clues that lead to a great power. Amy and Dan know the man in black has tried to kill them. They know he's a Madrigal, the most secretive and terrifying group hunting for the Clues. Amy and Dan have run hard and fast, but they can't escape the man following them. And now, in the wake of a terrible tragedy, he's ready to step out of the darkness for their final confrontation. ( )