SuitabookDisaster for Hire
Leslie McFarlane
- Reading
- If your reader prefers some preparation for suspense, talk together about the dangers in the story and invite them to pause when the danger escalates. Afterwards, check which mystery they found most compelling.
- Themes
- Protecting family amid danger: The Hardy brothers travel to help their father, who faces a murder accusation and is held hostage. The plot places family loyalty within a perilous detective adventure; the overview does not show how the characters' choices are judged.
- Threats to people and timber: The brothers encounter a town sealed off during a mysterious flu epidemic and learn that a virus is destroying valuable timber. These dangers provide mystery and urgency, but the overview does not establish their causes, connections or the story's broader perspective on them.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes attempted gunfire, a murder accusation, a hostage situation, a deadly experiment and a mysterious flu outbreak. Consider whether these perilous elements suit your reader's current preferences.