


I was born in New York City and grew up playing in Central Park, getting my share of scraped knees, and riding many public buses and subways. Sharpe who's acting suspiciously - there's a ghost who mingles with the guards in the museum, a cat who acts like a spy, and bystanders in black jackets who keep popping up.With pieces and players, you have all the ingredients for a fantastic mystery from the amazing Blue Balliett. Sharpe, who may be playing her own kind of game with the clues. and has a word or two to say about the missing treasure.The kids have been drawn in by the very mysterious Mrs. Now they've been matched with two new sleuths - Zoomy, a very small boy with very thick glasses, and Early, a girl who treasures words. THE PLAYERSCalder, Petra, and Tommy are no strangers to heists and puzzles. And nobody has any idea where they and the other eleven artworks might be. From the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of CHASING VERMEER and HOLD FAST THE PIECESThirteen extremely valuable pieces of art have been stolen from one of the most secretive museums in the world.
