Swindled!: The 1906 Journal of Fitz Morgan (Crime Through Time Book 1)

Breathtakingly suspenseful but never violent, this title kicks off a new forensic fiction series for middle grade readers. Young Fitz Morgan unravels a mystery aboard one of the new Continental Express trains in 1906. Readers learn about the real historical setting and actual crime-solving methods from the era. Illustrations. On board the Continental Express, traveling from New York to San Francisco in 1906, fourteen-year-old amateur detective Fitz and a new friend, Justine Pinkerton, try to unravel a dangerous plot involving disguises, arsenic poisoning, and counterfeit money