Why Isn't Becky Twitchell Dead?: A Mystery by Mark Richard Zubro

Why Isn't Becky Twitchell Dead?: A Mystery
by Mark Richard Zubro
Pages: 189
Date: June 15 1991
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Series: Tom Mason and Scott Carpenter (2nd book in the series)

Review
Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0
Read: February 5 2015

Tom Mason continues to help kids as much as he can (as long as they are over the age of 5).

This time Mrs. Trask comes by Tom's school room to report that her son has been arrested for murder and desires Tom's help. Tom agrees and goes with her to the police station with her. Thereupon unfolds a story involving teenage love, sports, drugs, drinking, parents, people with limited power but who act as if they have more (aka, School Board), teacher unions, car chases in blizzards, blizzards, and brief vague touches of gay sex. Oh, and the worst bratty teenager of all time (the Becky Twitchell from the book title).

An interesting enough story and mystery. And, like last time, Tom's boyfriend, MVP, 3 time Cy Young winner Scott Carpenter helps Tom investigate. And like last time, they kind of stumble around gathering information until they stumble enough into the correct solution. "I must talk to this person now. Now I must talk to this person." "But you shouldn't talk to that one, you could get fired." "So what."