FICTION

Blue Voyage

by Diana RENN
464p. Viking. Oct. 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780670015597.
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Gr 7 Up—Zan begins to act out in negative ways after her dad becomes a rising political star. The adventurous, risk-taking teen is suddenly whisked off to Turkey for a mother-daughter trip, where they stay with Zan's aunt, a recent widow who believes her husband was murdered. What seemed like a boring family vacation turns into a thrilling mystery as Zan races to uncover the cause of her uncle's death and gets swept up into an antiquities smuggling ring. In order to save her family from the nefarious intentions of the smugglers, Zen must rescue an ancient (and cursed) treasure. Renn expertly builds tension, sweeping readers away to exotic locales. Witty and engaging, this book hearkens back to works by Agatha Christie.
VERDICT A great addition to any library that has a teen fan base for thrilling mysteries.
Reviewed by Stephanie Charlefour, Wixom Public Library, MI
Zan is running from her father's Boston political scandal and her own shoplifting spree. A quiet trip to visit her aunt in Turkey seems like an escape--until she gets caught up in a smuggling ring. Now Zan must solve her uncle's murder and recover an artifact he died trying to preserve. The exotic setting and thrilling events don't overshadow Renn's believable characterization.
 , Sep 01, 2015

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