The Case of the Rainy Day Mystery

Jigsaw Jones Mystery #21

by James Preller

Jigsaw Jones is a, puzzle fanatic detective who deals with all kinds of cases. He knows that mysteries are like jigsaw puzzles--you've got to look at all the pieces to solve the case.

Missing hamsters, lost coins, haunted houses...Jigsaw Jones has seen it all before. With his top secret detective journal, eye for detail, and ace partner Mila, Jigsaw is always ready to take on a new case.

It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring...and Bigs Maloney is acting fishy. Does Bigs have a secret? Jigsaw and Mila are going to find out--and they might just splash through a puddle or two along the way.

Genres: Childrens, Mystery

80 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2003

About the author

James Preller (born 1961) is the children's book author of the Jigsaw Jones Mysteries, which are published by Scholastic Corporation. He grew up in Wantagh, New York and went to college in Oneonta, New York. After graduating from college in 1983, James Preller was employed as a waiter for one year before being hired as a copywriter by Scholastic Corporation, where he was introduced (through their books) to many noatable children's authors. This inspired James Preller to try writing his own books. James Preller published his first book, entitled MAXX TRAX: Avalanche Rescue, in 1986. Since that time, James Preller has written a variety of books, and has written under a number of pen names, including Mitzy Kafka, James Patrick, and Izzy Bonkers. James Preller lives in Delmar, New York with his wife Lisa and their three children.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesp...

Reviews

[Jennifer Olsker · Rating 2 out of 5]

As a reader, I usually enjoy the thrill of a good mystery book; however, I did not enjoy this book very much. while there were some admirable qualities about it, I felt it was predictable and a very dry read. I know that this is a short chapter book meant for beginning readers, so I attribute the simple sentences ans overall structure of the book to this. I believe that children would love this book because they can relate to the main characters because they are probably around the same age. they would love the idea of the adventures Jigsaw Jones and his friends go on during his cases. The one part i enjoyed was the fact that it brings a sense of the past to the readers attention; the older jokes Jigsaw tells, the sense of a old style of detection, etc. I found this book would be appropriate for beginning readers because I could see the author falling into a pattern when writing all of these books and the simplistic structure of the book overall.

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite Jigsaw Jones Mysteries.

[Chak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jigsaw's partner Mila had the chicken pox in this one, so he had to rely on his loyal but dippy friend Joey to help him. A lot of misunderstanding hijinx ensued!

[Twyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

My fsvorite part was whn the mystery was solved. there was noworst part. My favorite character was jigsaw. There was no worst character . Auryn 10 years old, 2014