Product Description

The Second in the Zeke Armstrong Mysteries-Zeke Armstrong goes to New York for the Big Apple Inline Skate-Off.. only to find malice in Manhattan. After another racer robs an aging heiress in Central Park, the police call it a mugging. 13 year old Zeke suspects that it's part of a more sinister plot. Will he figure out what's up in time to save the wealthy woman and skate the final race, or will the bad guys stop Zeke in his tracks?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1142367 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 231 pages

Review
"High speed thrills! An inline skater's dream! Zeke Armstorng is back in the race of his life! -- Pamell Hall, author of Puzzle Lady, crossword puzzle mysteries

"Young readers will have such fun reading about Zeke Armstrong's adventures in New York City." -- Carol Higgins Clark, New York Times bestselling author of the Regan Reilly Mystery series

About the Author
The Agatha Award-winning authors of Red Card, Daniel J. Hale and his teenage nephew, Matthew LaBrot, are fans of mysteries, sports, and the original Jonny Quest cartoon series. They put their favorite things about each into the Zeke Armstong Mysteries.

Customer Reviews

Great Young adult book
Thirteen year old friends Zeke "Sherlock" Armstrong and Richard "Pow Wow" Gao are participating in the Big Apple Inline Skate-Off. Zeke's parents make their way home from overseas and his Uncle Dane is delayed; Pow Wow's parents supervise the two teens. While waiting on a line to buy refreshments, an elderly woman Ms. Natalie talks to the lads about sundry things including taking her medicine.

Not much later, Zeke notices that a guy dressed in all green on inline skates races towards Ms. Natalie. The "Jittery Man" as Zeke calls him knocks the senior citizen down and flees with her purse. While Pow Wow attends to the unconscious Ms. Natalie, Zeke chases after the Jittery Man because he knows that his comatose new acquaintance needs her medicine immediately. Zeke tricks the Jittery Man and his accomplice regaining the medicine bottle, but at the cost of his skates. The thugs come after a recovering Ms. Natalie so that they can steal her fortune, but the two teens stand in their way.

Think Hardy Boys and you have a reasonable indication of Zeke and Pow Wow though the stars of GREEN STREAK are unique in their own manner and Zeke is more a solo sleuth. The story line goes as fast as the guys go on their inline skate, which is at a terrific rate of speed. The sleuthing duo makes a fine refreshing pair as they try to keep Ms. Natalie safe whether it's skating around Manhattan or riding to Roosevelt Island. Young adults will appreciate this wonderful teen thriller and seek other colorful tales like the award winning RED CARD and the upcoming WHITE OUT.

Harriet Klausner

Zeke Armstrong will be the next Lemony Snickett
I can't figure out why more kids (and adults) aren't reading the Zeke Armstrong Mystery Series. Red Card, the first in the Series, won the Agatha Award. The second, Green Streak, is an even better book. The plot, set in New York City, is fast, solid and tight. The main characters, Zeke and Pow Wow (who's Chinese-American, not American Indian) are smart, conscientious and highly likeable. The writing is clear and simple, but the authors (a nephew-uncle team who are, by the way, a couple of real cuties) never talk down to their audience. Pow Wow's parents (who always seem to end up looking after Zeke) are intelligent and involved, not reduced to the flat caricatures you find in many children's books. All readers - avid, reluctant, young, old - will have a ball with Zeke and Pow Wow. While Green Streak and Red Card are traditional mysteries, there's a certain Lemony Snickett quality to them. If I'm right, the Zeke Armstrong Series will prove to be just as popular as Mr. Handler's Unfortunate Events books.

A Must Read
This book is a great read for both kids and adults.
As with "Zekes" first book Red Card, once I picked it up,
I had to finish it before I could do anything else. Green Streak
is better than the Hardy Boys. It is contemporary and full
of action. I wish there were as many Zeke Armstrong books
availiable as the Hardy Boys.