The London Eye Mystery - Sioban Dowd

The London Eye Mystery is a light hearted, easy read with a clever plot and an important message. As a mystery novel, I found the clues entertaining and the ending wasn't easily predicted. It was written in a way that made me think hard and try to solve the mystery alongside the main characters which is an aspect which I really enjoyed about the novel. 

When Salim and Aunt Gloria visit the Spark family, it seems like a harmless idea to take them up the London Eye. The Spark kids, Ted and Kat take Salim to the Eye and accept a mysterious free ticket from a stranger which sends Salim up the London Eye alone. He never comes down.

Ted and Kat create a list of theories as to what happened to him. With the police not listening, Aunt Gloria devastated and their parents shaken, Ted and Kat set out to overcome their prickly relationship and solve this mystery alone. 

This novel is actually a children's novel but I still think that older audiences would enjoy it too. The mystery is interesting and unpredictable with linking clues and puzzle pieces which fit together nicely at the end. The London Eye Mystery also provides the reader with an insight into what it is like for a family dealing with a missing child. The story is also written from the perspective of Ted whose brain is "wired differently" to other people's since he has Asperger' syndrome. This adds an extra layer to the plot and gives the message of appreciating people even if they are different.

So that's what I thought about the London Eye Mystery and I hope you enjoyed reading my review.  Please come back next week for a new post and feel free to comment any posts you would like to see me do. 
Thanks!
~Inkpot Blogger

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