Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit

Move over, Nancy Drew--there's a new sleuth in town Inspired by the beloved comic series, Goldie Vance is ready to sleuth her way through never-before-seen mysteries in this original novel series by Lilliam Rivera featuring 16 full-color comic pages
Marigold Goldie Vance lives and works at the Crossed Palms Resort Hotel in Florida with a whole slew of characters: her dad, Art, the manager of the joint; Cheryl Lebeaux, the concierge and Goldie's best friend; and Walter Tooey, the hired hotel detective. Her mom, Sylvie, works nearby at the Mermaid Club.
While life at the Crossed Palms is always busy, the resort is currently overrun with Hollywood-types filming the hottest new creature feature, and tensions are at an all-time high. Even Goldie's mom is in on the movie act, doing what she does best: playing a mermaid. Just when Goldie thinks the movie biz couldn't get any more exciting, a diamond-encrusted swimming cap goes missing, and all fingers point to Goldie's mom as the culprit. Can Goldie uncover the true thief before it's too late?
Based on Hope Larson and Brittney Williams's critically acclaimed Goldie Vance comic, this thrilling novel explores a never-before-seen caper and features 16 full-color comic pages essential to unraveling the mystery.
Text and Illustration copyright: (c) 2020 BOOM StudiosGoldie Vance(TM) and (c) 2020 Hope Larson & Brittney Williams


Author: Lilliam Rivera
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/17/2020
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780316456647
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/06/2020
School Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 69
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2020

About the Author
Lilliam Rivera is the award-winning author of Dealing in Dreams and The Education of Margot Sanchez. She was nominated for a 2019 Rhode Island Teen Book Award, a 2017 Best Fiction for Young Adult Fiction by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), and has been featured on NPR, New York Times Book Review, New York magazine, MTV.com, and Teen Vogue, among others. Lilliam lives in Los Angeles.
Born in the United States before moving to and living in Ireland, Elle Power has earned a degree in animation and is pursuing a career in making things to share with others. Lead by a love of visual storytelling, she spends her days helping to create stories and worlds through illustration, comics, and animation. Elle first entered the world of Goldie Vance as a fan of the comic series and has gone on to illustrate volume four of the original graphic novel. She's had a blast ever since!