Bloody Crime Spree of the Century!

Meet Sparky, an orphaned, street-savvy 11-year-old living by her wits in the Depression-era Bunker Hill neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles. She is on a mission to clear her name after being accused of the murder of a little girl whose body she discovers on a park bench-talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time! And things only get worse when Sparky is blamed for ever more outrageous crimes until her body count is ridiculous.

Will Sparky be able to summon the gumption to solve the crime and clear her name?

Rosalind Barden crafts an unforgettable and uniquely zany mystery, filled with a web of colorful characters, recalling the charm of decades past, with Hollywood, movie stars, mobsters, and, of course, murder.

#1 Amazon New Release, #1 Amazon Bestseller in its category, Firebird Book Award 1st Place for Cozy Mystery, Literary Titan Gold Book Award, Author Academy Top 10 Mysteries, Critters Readers Poll Top 10 Finisher for both Best Mystery Novel and Best Young Adult Book.

This humorous, historical 1930s cozy take on noir mystery is a fun read for tweens to grownups. Continue following the crime-solving misadventures of Sparky, the most unlikely amateur sleuth, with The Cannibal Caper: A Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery, The Monkey Island Murder: A Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery, and The South Seas Shenanigans: A Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery. Coming in 2025 is The Catalina Cahoots: A Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery.