Finding Lubchenko - Hardcover

Michael Simmons lives in New York and Paris, France.

Grade 8 Up–Evan Macalister, 16, never thinks twice about making wrong decisions, especially when it comes to relieving his overbearing, penny-pinching father of a few minor pieces of computer equipment from his high-tech medical company to hock on eBay. But when his dad is arrested for the murder of a colleague and the evidence to clear him just happens to be on a laptop that Evan lifted from the victim's office just before he was killed, the teen realizes that he's faced with two choices. One, turn the laptop over to the police and face the wrath of his father, or two, solve the mystery himself. Of course ever-impulsive Evan chooses the latter, and, with his dad's credit card in tow, he and two friends travel first class to Paris to find Lubchenko, the missing link who supposedly can clear his dad's name. As in Pool Boy (Millbrook, 2003), Simmons once again masters the voice of a smart-alecky teenage boy. However, this book quickly veers into an uproariously fast-paced, James Bond-like spy chase through upscale Paris, all seen through the eyes of a quick-thinking, smart-mouthed ne'er-do-well who shoots for the ridiculously impossible and completely succeeds–well, almost.–Hillias J. Martin, New York Public Library
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