South by South East is another one of the "Diamond Brothers" mysteries;
One day, a mysterious person, as secret agent, enters the "office" of the bankrupt Diamond brothers, then mysteriously leaving after simply asking to exchange coats for a small amount of money. Nothing so inordinate, but things start getting weird, when they find the agent murdered in a telephone booth, his last words, "South by South East"; when the brothers contact the police, with this unbelievable story, the police follow them to the appointed destination; but, the body, gone, along with the telephone booth! They soon find out that the person they met, was actually sent by a secret agency to protect a millionaire, from a dangerous assassin. they were actually used as "bait" to lure the murderer to the police, when the murderer finds out about them, working with the secret agent. No matter what, they were now involved with a serious case, with almost the certainty of death. Tim and Nick are just about to be hurled into another thrilling, dangerous adventure, where anything can happen...
Xinyi, you've certainly got the gist of this story down. I wonder how you liked it in the end? A *** rating under the title and author's name would clear this up.
ReplyDeleteAlso, what about the best part of the book. Try to spend some time telling the part you enjoyed the most.
Have you read all three of the series?