The Mayor of Dupont Street
(2013)(A book in the Amanda Cleveland Mystery series)
A novel by Connie Dial
The Mayor of Dupont Street is set in 1901 San Francisco and opens with the discovery of a grave on Market Street filled with dead Chinese men in what looks like a ceremonial ritual.
Twelve-year-old Amanda, whose father is Chief of Detectives at the Battery Street police station, is fascinated by crime and criminals. She skips school with her little brother Peter to view the grave and begins an adventure that leads to the disappearance of Peter and a fascinating journey through Chinatown not only to find her brother but to solve the mystery of the dead Chinese men. In the process, she discovers a shocking connection between her family and the dead men and befriends a Chinese boy whose strange sister holds the answer to Peter's fate.
Genre: Children's Fiction
Twelve-year-old Amanda, whose father is Chief of Detectives at the Battery Street police station, is fascinated by crime and criminals. She skips school with her little brother Peter to view the grave and begins an adventure that leads to the disappearance of Peter and a fascinating journey through Chinatown not only to find her brother but to solve the mystery of the dead Chinese men. In the process, she discovers a shocking connection between her family and the dead men and befriends a Chinese boy whose strange sister holds the answer to Peter's fate.
Genre: Children's Fiction
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