“Midnight at the Barclay Hotel” by Fleur Bradley

I finally finished reading this one and it was a good one. I would describe this as an Agatha Christie book for kids, if that makes any sense. I happen to like Agatha Christie, I’ve read several of her novels. If you have children, this would probably be a good one to read with your kids. Of the 3 children in this book, I happen to like Penny the best. I can see a little of myself in Penny so I think that’s why I gravitated towards her the most.

Synopsis: Hunting ghosts and solving the case before checkout? All in a weekend’s work.

When JJ Jacobson convinced his mom to accept a surprise invitation to an all-expenses-paid weekend getaway at the illustrious Barclay Hotel, he never imagined that he’d find himself in the midst of a murder mystery. He thought he was in for a run-of-the-mill weekend ghost hunting at the most haunted spot in town, but when he arrives at the Barclay Hotel and his mother is blamed for the hotel owner’s death, he realizes his weekend is going to be anything but ordinary.

Now, with the help of his new friends, Penny and Emma, JJ has to track down a killer, clear his mother’s name, and maybe even meet a ghost or two along the way.