Simon & Schuster Deception on the Set (Volume 8)

Contrairement aux autres récits de cette série, cette fois je n'ai pas réussi à "entrer" dans l'histoire, que j'ai trouvée inintéressante.

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Frank and Joe are extras in a movie being shot in Bayport featuring zombies that someone is trying to stop from being made. That is the entire plot in one sentence. Frank gets a little distracted by the lead actress who starred in as a kid in a show Frank used to watch. He's predictably clumsy around her and Joe does his share of good natured ribbing. That ends with a healthy dose of humor mixed with reality. There is a lot of detail about actors' make-up, masks and stunts, which are all central to the plot. Remembering one of these details enables the boys to escape the explosion seen on the front cover. The writing is good for this type of book. The alternate chapters read like two different people. The dialogue works. If the boys and some of the characters are a little too nice to be real, keep in mind these are written for a much younger demographic. Although there are a few mean people and one or two who don't come off as all that trustworthy. In contradiction to the only other reviewer, there is indeed action in this installment. The scene shown on the cover and the capture of the criminals are the two major action events, but there are others. The mystery was not as good as the book after this, "The Curse of the Ancient Emerald", and I found one of the things the brothers did to catch the criminals unexplained (no spoilers, but it had to with which disguise each wore), but it was clever. I found the movie making details interesting and think kids will as well.