'Crime novel for late primary school and early high school-age readers in the Crime Waves series. Justine's uncle is famous for writing crime thrillers, but he is caught up in a real-life mystery when a blonde doll that is his writing mascot disappears from his desk, swiftly followed by the disappearance of blonde Kara from across the street. Author's previous titles include 'What are ya?', winner of the Angus and Robertson Junior Writers Fellowship, and 'Mr Enigmatic', winner of the 1995 New South Wales Premier's Prize for Children's Literature.' (Publication summary)
