Hurricane Heist, James Ponti
Hurricane Heist, James Ponti
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Hurricane Heist

Author: James Ponti

Narrator: Mark Sanderlin

Unabridged: 5 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/02/2025


Synopsis

A New York Times bestseller!

When a hurricane uncovers new information in a cold case, the Sherlock Society investigates a decades-old heist in this “engrossing” (Kirkus Reviews) second book in the hilarious, New York Times bestselling Sherlock Society middle grade series from Edgar Award–winning author James Ponti!

When a category three hurricane hits Miami Beach, it uncovers a body buried at the renowned Moroccan Hotel. The body is identified as the man who served as the hotel’s bell captain sixty years ago…and the presumed culprit of the million-dollar jewel heist that took place just before his disappearance.

Since the bell captain clearly didn’t take off with the goods as had been long believed, the Sherlock Society sets their sights on uncovering the real culprit of the theft with some help from Alex and Zoe’s grandfather, who was friends with the bell captain back in the day, and some retired federal agents from the local old folks’ home.

But when the thief may also be implicated in the bell captain’s murder, even sixty years later, there are people who want the truth to stay buried.

About James Ponti

James Ponti is the New York Times bestselling author of four middle grade book series: The Sherlock Society following a group of young detectives; City Spies, about an unlikely squad of kids from around the world who form an elite MI6 Spy Team; the Edgar Award–winning Framed! series, about a pair of tweens who solve mysteries in Washington, DC; and the Dead City trilogy, about a secret society that polices the undead living beneath Manhattan. His books have appeared on more than fifteen different state award lists, and he is the founder of a writers group known as the Renegades of Middle Grade. James is also an Emmy–nominated television writer and producer who has worked for many networks including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS, History, and Spike TV, as well as NBC Sports. He lives with his family in Orlando, Florida. Find out more at JamesPonti.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Melanie on August 19, 2025

Second in James Ponti’s new series, The Sherlock Society, Hurricane Heist does not disappoint. The Sherlock Society, made up of Alex, his slightly older sister Zoe, and good friends Lina and Yadi plus Alex/Zoe’s grandfather, are on the heels of solving their first crime/mystery, although their searc......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on September 15, 2025

Genre: Middle Grade Mystery Book 2 in a mystery series set in Florida where a group of kids solve cold cases with their grandfather. This one based on a robbery during a hurricane. It was entertaining and gave fun facts about hurricanes. Fun MG mystery series!......more

Goodreads review by Louis on September 30, 2025

The Sherlock Society: Hurricane Heist is a middle-grade mystery adventure novel. It’s the 2nd book in The Sherlock Society series, and the story picks up shortly after the events of book one. It's possible to read this book as a standalone, as the author gives detailed backstory as to what transpire......more

Goodreads review by Kara on June 14, 2025

The Sherlock Society, middle schoolers-Lina, Yadi, Zoe, Alex, along with former Miami Herald reporter- Grandpa Pete, are back on the case! This time Hurricane Clyde has unearthed a body. The body happens to belong to Ignatio Gonzalez, the man framed for a jewel heist back when Grandpa Pete was 12, a......more

Goodreads review by Diana on July 04, 2025

Ponti has written a fantastic Volume 2 for his Sherlock Society series—this one might be even better than the first. Ponti uses his signature style of dropping you in at the heart-pounding climax and then dropping you back where the story actually starts, this time alternating between present-day ev......more