Hurricane Heist
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2025 · Est. 7.5 hour read

Hurricane Heist

Written by James Ponti

Book #2 in the The Sherlock Society series

A hurricane reveals a body, sparking a hunt for a long-lost jewel thief and a hidden truth.

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320 pages· 53,459 words· Est. 7.5 hour read· ~800L
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In Miami Beach, a hurricane unearths a body at the Moroccan Hotel, reigniting a cold case. The Sherlock Society, led by twelve-year-old Alex, dives into a mystery involving a vanished bell captain and a million-dollar jewel heist. As they dig deeper, they uncover secrets some want to keep hidden. Can they solve the crime before the truth is buried again?

From the publisher

When a hurricane uncovers new information in a cold case, the Sherlock Society investigates a decades-old heist in this second book in the action-packed and funny New York Times bestselling Sherlock Society middle grade series from Edgar Award-winning author James Ponti! When a category three hurricane hits Miami Beach, it uncovers a body buried at the renowned Moroccan Hotel. The body is identified as the man who served as the hotel’s bell captain sixty years ago…and the presumed culprit of the million-dollar jewel heist that took place just before his disappearance. Since the bell captain clearly didn’t take off with the goods as had been long believed, the Sherlock Society sets their sights on uncovering the real culprit of the theft. But when the thief may also be implicated in the bell captain’s murder, even sixty years later, there are people who want the truth to stay buried.

At a glance
Format
Pages
320
Words
53,459
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~800L
Themes & topics
Books about hurricanesBooks about unsolved mysteriesBooks about friendshipBooks about heistsBooks about journalism
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.1
F&P level
~S
AR points
8
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
556075
Publication
Published
September 2, 2025
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781665932561

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