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[McClintock] repeats her success in creating a fast-paced narrative of teen characters involved in mystery...The writing is simple, as befits the graphic novel format, in which illustrations provide much of the emotion and action.-- Resource Links An appealing thriller for reluctant readers. The story is gripping and will hold onto readers to the last page.-- VOYA With a story that unspools across the pages, laying out clues and the details as it goes, this mystery begs to be read in one sitting. Stark black-and-white illustrations give the book a noir feel that contrasts with the youth of the main character but doesn't conflict with it--instead it makes Truman's journey into the darkness of Natalia's story more powerful... A mystery graphic novel, beautifully done.-- School Library Journal McClintock has crafted a solid, appealing mystery, especially for newcomers to the genre...Readers will be caught up in Truman's struggles, the perils he finds himself in, and the awareness he develops of both himself and others. Hughes' black-and-white art builds on and supports the noir elements of McClintock's storytelling with a stark, cinematic quality, leavened with occasional flashes of wit and sly humour. Tru Detective benefits from an of-the-moment quality, not just in its larger strokes--the way characters talk and interact, and plot elements including human trafficking, forced sex work, and illegal immigration--but in its finer details, such as the omnipresence of cellphones and their role in the mystery. Though most of them will never experience the kind of drama the story presents, adolescent readers will feel right at home.-- Quill & Quire McClintock follows I, Witness (2012) with another highly engaging suspense graphic novel geared toward struggling readers...Hughes imparts lots of information and characterization in his angular grayscale art, which depicts the story from Tru's perspective. The appealing layout and compelling story, as well as the straightforward dialogue, make this very accessible to a wide audience, both reluctant and struggling readers as well as those looking for a pulse-pounding thriller.-- Booklist

[McClintock] repeats her success in creating a fast-paced narrative of teen characters involved in mystery...The writing is simple, as befits the graphic novel format, in which illustrations provide much of the emotion and action. --Resource Links An appealing thriller for reluctant readers. The story is gripping and will hold onto readers to the last page. --VOYA With a story that unspools across the pages, laying out clues and the details as it goes, this mystery begs to be read in one sitting. Stark black-and-white illustrations give the book a noir feel that contrasts with the youth of the main character but doesn't conflict with it--instead it makes Truman's journey into the darkness of Natalia's story more powerful... A mystery graphic novel, beautifully done. --School Library Journal McClintock has crafted a solid, appealing mystery, especially for newcomers to the genre...Readers will be caught up in Truman's struggles, the perils he finds himself in, and the awareness he develops of both himself and others. Hughes' black-and-white art builds on and supports the noir elements of McClintock's storytelling with a stark, cinematic quality, leavened with occasional flashes of wit and sly humour. Tru Detective benefits from an of-the-moment quality, not just in its larger strokes--the way characters talk and interact, and plot elements including human trafficking, forced sex work, and illegal immigration--but in its finer details, such as the omnipresence of cellphones and their role in the mystery. Though most of them will never experience the kind of drama the story presents, adolescent readers will feel right at home. --Quill & Quire McClintock follows I, Witness (2012) with another highly engaging suspense graphic novel geared toward struggling readers...Hughes imparts lots of information and characterization in his angular grayscale art, which depicts the story from Tru's perspective. The appealing layout and compelling story, as well as the straightforward dialogue, make this very accessible to a wide audience, both reluctant and struggling readers as well as those looking for a pulse-pounding thriller. --Booklist

With a story that unspools across the pages, laying out clues and the details as it goes, this mystery begs to be read in one sitting. Stark black-and-white illustrations give the book a noir feel that contrasts with the youth of the main character but doesn't conflict with it--instead it makes Truman's journey into the darkness of Natalia's story more powerful... A mystery graphic novel, beautifully done. -- (04/01/2015) [McClintock] repeats her success in creating a fast-paced narrative of teen characters involved in mystery...The writing is simple, as befits the graphic novel format, in which illustrations provide much of the emotion and action. -- (10/01/2015) An appealing thriller for reluctant readers. The story is gripping and will hold onto readers to the last page. -- (06/01/2015) McClintock has crafted a solid, appealing mystery, especially for newcomers to the genre...Readers will be caught up in Truman's struggles, the perils he finds himself in, and the awareness he develops of both himself and others. Hughes' black-and-white art builds on and supports the noir elements of McClintock's storytelling with a stark, cinematic quality, leavened with occasional flashes of wit and sly humour. Tru Detective benefits from an of-the-moment quality, not just in its larger strokes--the way characters talk and interact, and plot elements including human trafficking, forced sex work, and illegal immigration--but in its finer details, such as the omnipresence of cellphones and their role in the mystery. Though most of them will never experience the kind of drama the story presents, adolescent readers will feel right at home. -- (06/01/2015) McClintock follows I, Witness (2012) with another highly engaging suspense graphic novel geared toward struggling readers...Hughes imparts lots of information and characterization in his angular grayscale art, which depicts the story from Tru's perspective. The appealing layout and compelling story, as well as the straightforward dialogue, make this very accessible to a wide audience, both reluctant and struggling readers as well as those looking for a pulse-pounding thriller. -- (03/01/2015)

[McClintock] repeats her success in creating a fast-paced narrative of teen characters involved in mystery...The writing is simple, as befits the graphic novel format, in which illustrations provide much of the emotion and action. -- (10/01/2015) With a story that unspools across the pages, laying out clues and the details as it goes, this mystery begs to be read in one sitting. Stark black-and-white illustrations give the book a noir feel that contrasts with the youth of the main character but doesn't conflict with it--instead it makes Truman's journey into the darkness of Natalia's story more powerful... A mystery graphic novel, beautifully done. -- (04/01/2015) An appealing thriller for reluctant readers. The story is gripping and will hold onto readers to the last page. -- (06/01/2015) McClintock has crafted a solid, appealing mystery, especially for newcomers to the genre...Readers will be caught up in Truman's struggles, the perils he finds himself in, and the awareness he develops of both himself and others. Hughes' black-and-white art builds on and supports the noir elements of McClintock's storytelling with a stark, cinematic quality, leavened with occasional flashes of wit and sly humour. Tru Detective benefits from an of-the-moment quality, not just in its larger strokes--the way characters talk and interact, and plot elements including human trafficking, forced sex work, and illegal immigration--but in its finer details, such as the omnipresence of cellphones and their role in the mystery. Though most of them will never experience the kind of drama the story presents, adolescent readers will feel right at home. -- (06/01/2015) McClintock follows I, Witness (2012) with another highly engaging suspense graphic novel geared toward struggling readers...Hughes imparts lots of information and characterization in his angular grayscale art, which depicts the story from Tru's perspective. The appealing layout and compelling story, as well as the straightforward dialogue, make this very accessible to a wide audience, both reluctant and struggling readers as well as those looking for a pulse-pounding thriller. -- (03/01/2015)

"""[McClintock] repeats her success in creating a fast-paced narrative of teen characters involved in mystery...The writing is simple, as befits the graphic novel format, in which illustrations provide much of the emotion and action.""-- ""Resource Links"" ""An appealing thriller for reluctant readers. The story is gripping and will hold onto readers to the last page.""-- ""VOYA"" ""With a story that unspools across the pages, laying out clues and the details as it goes, this mystery begs to be read in one sitting. Stark black-and-white illustrations give the book a noir feel that contrasts with the youth of the main character but doesn't conflict with it--instead it makes Truman's journey into the darkness of Natalia's story more powerful... A mystery graphic novel, beautifully done.""-- ""School Library Journal"" ""McClintock follows I, Witness (2012) with another highly engaging suspense graphic novel geared toward struggling readers...Hughes imparts lots of information and characterization in his angular grayscale art, which depicts the story from Tru's perspective. The appealing layout and compelling story, as well as the straightforward dialogue, make this very accessible to a wide audience, both reluctant and struggling readers as well as those looking for a pulse-pounding thriller.""-- ""Booklist"" ""McClintock has crafted a solid, appealing mystery, especially for newcomers to the genre...Readers will be caught up in Truman's struggles, the perils he finds himself in, and the awareness he develops of both himself and others. Hughes' black-and-white art builds on and supports the noir elements of McClintock's storytelling with a stark, cinematic quality, leavened with occasional flashes of wit and sly humour. Tru Detective benefits from an of-the-moment quality, not just in its larger strokes--the way characters talk and interact, and plot elements including human trafficking, forced sex work, and illegal immigration--but in its finer details, such as the omnipresence of cellphones and their role in the mystery. Though most of them will never experience the kind of drama the story presents, adolescent readers will feel right at home.""-- ""Quill & Quire"""

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Norah McClintock won the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for crime fiction for young people five times. She wrote more than sixty YA novels, including contributions to Seven (the series), the Seven Sequels and the Secrets series. Steven P. Hughes is an award-winning Canadian illustrator whose clients include the Globe and Mail, Reader's Digest and Scientific American. He graduated from Sheridan College with a BAA in Illustration. He lives in Bolton, Ontario, with his wife and their two dogs.

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