# The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2): Volume 2 - Hardcover

by **Mac Barnett** (Author), **Mike Lowery** (Illustrator)

Mac B. is back... and this time, a new enemy is after the Crown Jewels Will Mac solve this locked-room mystery in time?

**An instant _New York Times_ bestseller** The Crown Jewels are in danger... again When the jewels go missing from inside a locked room, Mac's spy skills are put to the test. How did the thief break in? Where did the jewels go? And will Mac be able to solve this **locked room mystery** before the thief escapes? This mystery isn't just a whodunit... it's a howdunit The action in this adventure is nonstop, as Mac travels to an ancient Irish castle to solve the mystery. There, he encounters everything from killer king cobras to bizarre ice sculptures... and even a revenge plot dating back hundreds of years Will you be able to solve the mystery before Mac does? Also features historical facts masterfully woven throughout the plot, and full-color illustrations on every page. Don't miss the installment of this totally smart and sidesplittingly funny _New York Times_ bestselling series, **Mac B., Kid Spy**.

### Author Biography

**Mac Barnett** is the _New York Times_ bestselling author of many picture books, including _The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown_, the _New York Times_ bestselling _The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse_, the Caldecott Honor Book and E.B. White Read Aloud Award-winner _Sam and Dave Dig a Hole_, and the Caldecott Honor Book and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winner _Extra Yarn_. He is also the coauthor of the bestselling Terrible Two series with Jory John. Mac lives in Oakland, California.  
Mike Lowery is a _New York Times_ bestselling illustrator who has worked on dozens of award-winning books for kids, including _The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School_, Mac B., Kid Spy series by Mac Barnett, _How to Be a T. Rex_, and many others. He's also written several books, including the Graphix Chapters Bug Scout series, Everything Awesome About series, Doodle Adventures series of graphic novels, and _Random Illustrated Facts: A Collection of Curious, Weird, and Totally Not Boring Things to Know_. Visit him online at mikelowery.com.

**Number of Pages:** 160

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** December 26, 2018

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Impossible Crime

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 3.5

**Point Value:** 2

## Details

- **Price:** 12.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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