Nova Scotian Author Allison Maher

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“Some Seriously Bad People show up in Rural Nova Scotia
Fifteen-year-old Andrew lives in rural Nova Scotia and has grown up keeping a secret about his parents' government work when he meets Brian, a new kid at school, who has an even bigger secret and, it turns out, a dangerous one, and when some seriously bad people kidnap Brian and his family Andrew realises that he has only hours to find and rescue his friend...Working with his parents, who trust his instincts but never forget that he is still only fifteen, Andrew uses his mother's high-tech gear,

but mostly relies on the sort of observation of clews and close reasoning that Sherlock Holmes would have used as the family speeds over back roads and across mountains in an elaborate game to trap a bunch of very competent and well-equipped bad guys.
The story engages you immediately. The incident that ignites the adventure comes early and the pace never lets up. The bad guys don't make any stupid mistakes and luck never makes anything easier. The electronic gear is no more than a minor help as Andrew has to rely on his own instincts and intelligence, and what he has learned from his parents.
Andrew has the kind of intelligent, supportive and cool (in the good sense) parents that every kid wishes they had, and Andrew is the kind of sensible, resourceful kid that every parent hopes they will have.
I hope he will have some more adventures.” - Another happy reader!