First published 2012
Mo LoBeau washed up in Tupelo Landing, North Carolina during a hurricane eleven years ago. Now a rising sixth grader, she lives with the Colonel, who runs a café and guards secrets from his past, and Miss Lana, the café's vibrant hostess. Mo dreams of finding her birth mother someday, but the Colonel and Miss Lana have become her real family. When a lawman arrives asking questions about a murder, Mo realizes her loved ones might be in danger. She teams up with her best friend Dale Earnhardt Johnson III to solve the case. Mo will use every ounce of her stubborn determination to uncover the truth and save the only family she has ever known. The small town holds many secrets, and Mo must navigate them all to protect what matters most.
Genres: adventure, mystery, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, mystery, small-town
Setting: Tupelo Landing, North Carolina
Period: Present Day
312 pages · Hardcover · Dial Books