P.K Pinkerton And The Petrified Man

P.K Pinkerton And The Petrified Man by Caroline Lawrence, 309 pages

P.K. is the sole private eye in Virginia City in the Nevada Territory, has come across another case.  A young servant girl, Martha, has witnessed the murder of Miss Sally Sampson, and believes that the murderer is now after her.  P.K. takes her case and sets out to find the murderer, because, although Martha was a witness, she has poor eyesight and didn’t get a good look at the man.  She only knew what Miss Sally called him and that Miss Sally had referred to him as an old friend.  P.K., being only 12, is able to slip into places unnoticed, unlike an adult, but also finds that some people do not take him seriously.  However, he also finds himself being taken too seriously when he, himself, is arrested for Miss Sally’s murder.  Now, it has become much more important to figure out who the real killer is.  Despite P.K.’s Thorn, Foibles and Eccentricities, he does have quite a few friends, and hopefully, with their help, he can solve the case before time runs out.  For kids who like mysteries and historical fiction, this is a fun and exciting story with plenty of action.  This is the second book in this series.