Josh Berk is an author of children's and young adult fiction. Strike Three You’re Dead was recognized a an Edgar Award Finalist by the Mystery Writers of America. His most recent title is Say It Ain't So (Knopf Books for Young Readers).
Twelve-year-old Paloma Marquez is a huge fan of the fictional detective with the excellent name of “Lulu Pennywhistle.” Lulu is a Nancy Drew stand-in, a star of an imagined children’s mystery serie