Neil Flambe and the Aztec Abduction (Neil Flambe Capers) - Hardcover

Sylvester, Kevin

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9781554703296: Neil Flambe and the Aztec Abduction (Neil Flambe Capers)

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ISBN 10: 1554703298 ISBN 13: 9781554703296

Publisher: Key Porter Books, 2010

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Fresh off his success in solving the Marco Polo murders, Neil Flamb� heads to Mexico City to take part in the Azteca Cocina a two-week battle of the chefs. But things start to go wrong at the very first battle. Neil’s box of secret ingredients contains more than he bargained for. There’s a note inside, telling him that Isabella has been kidnapped. He must lose in the final, or else she’ll be killed. The kidnappers are obviously having fun with every ransom note they send, they include a lock of Isabella’s hair, not realizing how clever their captive really is! Knowing that Neil and his super-nose will be looking for her, Isabella does what she can to help, rubbing her hair in the smelliest thing she can find at each location. Neil can smell garbage, flowers, and animals, but this only helps him find out where Isabella has already been not where’s she heading next! In order to solve this mystery, Neil will need Larry's knowledge of Mexican history and Spanish, Sean Nakamura's portable forensic lab, and Angel Jicama's mentorship. He’ll have to delve into Aztec history, symbolism, and even into the real ruins that are buried under the modern city. But will he figure it all out in time?

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About the Author:

Kevin Sylvester is an award-winning writer, illustrator and broadcaster. His book Gold Medal for Weird won the Silver Birch Award for non-fiction in 2009. It was also named a Junior Library Guild Premier selection in 2008 and was a finalist for the Willow Award. His previous book Sports Hall of Weird was a Silver Birch Honour Book in 2006. It was also a finalist for the Rocky Mountain Book Award. Sylvester’s book for adults, Shadrin has Scored for Russia was nominated for the Leacock Award for Humour in 2002. His illustrations have been seen in The Toronto Star, the Literary Review of Canada and on cbc.ca.

Kevin is often heard on CBC Radio. He was the sportscaster for CBC morning shows for 9 years. He is a regular fill-in on the shows The Sunday Edition, Here and Now, Metro Morning, Ideas and Tapestry. He and Teddy Katz won the B’nai B’rith Human Rights Award for their documentary on racism in hockey, Black Ice.

Neil Flamb? and the Case of the Caustic Cumin was first broadcast as a radio drama serial in the summer of 2007. It was the foundation for the first book in the series?Neil Flamb? and the Marco Polo Murders.

Review:

Praise for Neil Flamb? and the Marco Polo Murders:

“Good fun!“?Gordon Ramsay

Praise for The Sports Hall of Weird

“Want to boost your circulation statistics? Buy this book. Want to boost your circulation statistics some more? Buy two copies of this book. However many copies you buy, within a year they will either be read to pieces or be as hard to find as Bill Barilko’s body. Sports Hall of Weird will entirely meet the expectations of its readers, who will mostly be sports-crazy kids, along with some cross-over readers from the Guinness Book of World Records camp. This is a book that needs no pitching?. It is pure entertainment.“ Canadian Materials

Praise for The Gold Medal of Weird

“?a great book to use to get children more interested in the weird side of the Olympics as well as for light reading.“?suite101.com

“?a fun book to read and to share.“?

Canadian Materials

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