The Dopple Ganger Chronicles: The Great Mogul Diamond by G. P. Taylor (Review)

Age Range: 8 and up

Hardcover: 304 pages

Publisher: Tyndale Momentum (May 18, 2011)

ISBN-13: 978-1414319490

Everything was going so well for a change. . . . Sadie and Saskia Dopple, those troublesome twins, have been adopted by their loyal friend, the writer Muzz Elliott. And their friend Erik Morrissey Ganger is finally on his way to becoming a full-fledged detective. But when an anonymous note threatening Muzz Elliott arrives, the twins suddenly find themselves on an express train to danger. Awhirl in a series of crimes stolen right off the pages of Muzz Elliott’s own mystery novels, the twins need to figure out who’s behind this twisted plot, or Muzz Elliott will be framed for her own greatest literary invention: the theft of the Great Mogul Diamond.

Meanwhile, Erik speeds through the countryside in a lightning-fast convertible with private eye Dorcas Potts, racing the clock to find the twins and outwit a gang of robbers. At the end of the road (if he ever gets there), he and the twins will have to get their hands on the diamond first . . . even though Erik, the former thief, has sworn never to steal again.

What do you do when you aren’t sure what’s right? Sadie, Saskia, and Erik face this question head-on in the third installment of The Dopple Ganger Chronicles, by New York Times bestselling author G. P. Taylor.


My Review:

I loved this book. This is a great unique series for elementary and up boys and girls. This is the third book and I recommend reading them in order to not miss any details and history. All of the books are good. I like the cool illustrations/comic strip like pages in the book too that are interspersed with regular pages of writing. It makes the book fly by and would be good for any kid that has trouble sitting down and reading a chapter book. The plot was interesting and held my attention from beginning to end and I am 30. This is a clean mystery/suspense book and I liked how more of the Christian element came out but not in an overt way. We learn more about Madame Raphael and the man in the pin striped suit which I think are a representation of an Angel and Jesus. I can't wait to read the next book in the series. Highly Recommended!




A motorcyclist and former rock band roadie turned Anglican minister, Graham Peter (G. P.) Taylor has been hailed as "hotter than Potter" and "the new C. S. Lewis" in the United Kingdom. His first novel, "Shadowmancer," reached #1 on the "New York Times" Best Sellers List in 2004 and has been translated into 48 languages. His other novels include "Wormwood" (another "New York Times" best seller which was nominated for a Quill Book Award), "The Shadowmancer Returns: The Curse of Salamander Street," "Tersias the Oracle," and "Mariah Mundi." Taylor currently resides in North Yorkshire with his wife and three children.

The Dopple Ganger Chronicles: The Secret of the Indigo Moon by G.P. Taylor

Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: SaltRiver (August 17, 2009)
ISBN-13: 978-1414319483

Summary:

From best-selling author G.P. Taylor comes the highly anticipated second installment of The Dopple Ganger Chronicles, a series that combines art and traditional text to help “reluctant readers” discover the wonder of books.

Erik Morrissey Ganger, famed explorer and detective (well, in his dreams), and his mischief-making sidekicks, twins Sadie and Saskia Dopple, didn’t go looking for a secret tunnel beneath the school. They never intended to make the acquaintance of a shifty private eye with a nose for trouble. It wasn’t part of the plan to come face-to-face with an old enemy, one with an agenda of his own that could destroy them all. And unraveling the “secret of indigo moon” was the furthest thing from their minds.

At Isambard Dunstan’s School for Wayward Children, these things just seem to happen. In The Secret of Indigo Moon, confirmed troublemakers Erik, Sadie, and Saskia plunge headlong into a new and perilous mystery, one that challenges everything they thought they knew about their lives, themselves, and who it’s safe to trust.

My Review:

I loved this one like the first in the series, First Escape. I recommend reading the first one then the second as it references what happens in the first book some. The story is told through a combination of pictures, regular prose, and comics. The text is very interesting type set and sometimes in the middle of the page a line will be much bigger than the rest of the page. It is not all one size font. The pages are lined in black on the edge and some pages are all black with white text. I like the variety of methods in the book. It makes it interesting to me and I think it would work well with readers who struggle with regular chapter books. The plot and characters themselves are wonderful too. I enjoyed reading about more adventures of the Dopple twins Saskia and Sadie and Erik Ganger. The book would appeal to older elementary and up. This 26 year old liked it too. I can't wait for the next book in the series to come out.Highly Recommended.

Here is a link to the first chapter. I encourage everyone to check it out. :)

http://files.tyndale.com/thpdata/FirstChapters/978-1-4143-1948-3.pdf

Amazon Link:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1414319487/ref=s9_simz_gw_s0_p14_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0FTF20JEZABWTX0J4AGK&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846