Ace Carroway and the Growling Death — Guy Worthey

From expertly landing a fighter plane to captivating audiences with a piano solo to setting a broken bone, there's little that mystery woman Ace Carroway can't do. At her startup detective agency, she and her motley crew of associates await their next case. They don't have long to wait. Their newest mystery promenades through the door in the svelte shape of a Broadway actress. She hires them to recover her stolen painting. Straightforward?No. The thespian is kidnapped just as a chilling, unearthly growl reverberates through the air. When the eerie snarl rips through the air again, it signals a gas attack. Again, and this time it's murder. It's abundantly clear that asking questions is liable to end in death. Ace must find the painting, save the actress, and figure out what the ominous growling means, all before she gets shot full of daylight. Things look mighty grim for the maverick heroine. Can she come out on top this time? Of course not. It's impossible. But then again, the impossible is what Ace Carroway does best.  This book contains: Gas grenades. Tramp steamers. Tommy guns. A 1920 Pierce-Arrow sedan. A tobacco pipe from Borneo. Clipped sentences. A lab rat. Carnivorous ants. Mrs. Figgins. Mercenaries. Lava. Clever disguises. Lies. A thick wad of folding green. Blood.  Ace Carroway and the Growling Death is fourth in the Adventures of Ace Carroway novella series. Content rating: teen.