Middle Grade Fantasy/Detective Story
Chef Nana, the head cook at the New Harmonia, an exclusive New York City hotel, is dead. Her son, Michael Lawson, is tapped to replace her, and Chef Lawson needs to move from Chicago to New York with his son Stephen.
Stephen Lawson is a pre-teen boy raised by a single parent. His mother disappeared when he was a baby and he remembers nothing about her.
When the Lawsons arrive at New Harmonia Stephen is in for the shock of his life. All of his grandmother’s letters, which Stephen assumed were fairy tales, were true. Chef Nana actually did cook for dragons, elves, Yeti, the undead, and many other creatures from the monster world. (The politically correct term is supernormal.) The biggest shock for Stephen is finding out he’s only half human and his mother is a fairy. (They prefer to be called fae.)
Michael Lawson shows Stephen his grandmother’s recipe book, The Librum de Coquina,which has been in the Lawson family forever. It is from this book Chef Lawson will find exotic recipes to keep the palates of the hotel’s magical beings satisfied. However, Stephen uses the book to surprise his dad with a meal and he inadvertently loses the family heirloom.
Without the book Chef Lawson will get fired, so it’s up to Stephen and his two new human friends, Ivan and Sophia, to take it upon themselves to find the thief and return the cookbook to Stephen’s dad.
The writing team of Gwenda Bond and Christopher Rowe has created an exciting fantasy middle school series that will keep young and older readers glued to the page.Throughout the story we meet supernormal people that include big feet, vampires, a dragon, and gargoyles. The action is fast paced, the plot is fun, and the characters are amusing. Just imagine a talking elevator you can bond with.
When you finish reading The Supernormal Sleuthing Service #1: The Lost Legacy, book two in the series, The Sphinx’s Secret will be available to read, as well. Enjoy.
About the Authors
The Lost Legacy is Gwenda Bond’s and Christopher Rowe’s first writing collaboration. Bond is also the author of several books for teens, such as the Lois Lane series. Rowe is best known for his acclaimed short stories. The couple lives in an old Lexington, Kentucky home free of monsters, except for two dogs and a cat.
Great, my favorite subject: supernormal people.