Life is always busy at the Crossed Palms, but things are especially crazy right now since a movie studio has basically taken over the hotel. All the cast and crew are staying at the hotel, and they are even shooting some scenes at The Mermaid Club where Goldie's mom works.
Goldie is in on the two big secrets of the production. One, Delphine Lucerne, megastar, is starring in the movie and staying at the hotel. It has to be a secret to protect Delphine from the paparazzi. Two, Delphine will be wearing a diamond encrusted swimming cap for her role as the mermaid queen. The cap is covered in real diamonds, and the hotel is responsible for keeping it secure.
When the cap going missing, Goldie's mom becomes the main suspect since she was the last person to handle it. Goldie is on the case and determined to prove her mother's innocence!
This book by Lilliam Rivera is an adaptation of the comics by Hope Larsen, and I was honestly disappointed. I really wanted to like this book, but it just doesn't really work. The mystery doesn't even get started until halfway through the book, and I'm not sure why because nothing happens in the first half. There is very little characterization, and Goldie's friends seem like meaningless shoutouts. It really seems like something is missing like there was some previous chapter that introduced these characters and their relationships. Even Goldie herself is lacking in characterization. She's often annoying and acts like a precocious ten year old, but she is sixteen! I think kids would be drawn in by the great cover art but then give up 20 pages into the story.
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