JOAN LOWERY NIXON

Joan Lowery Nixon, president of the Mystery Writers of America, has found 10 well-known writers to craft spellbinding stories for adults who want to read but have undeveloped reading skills. Here are stories with adult themes and interests that challenge adult minds. All of the books in the series are written at the fourth- sixth- and eighth-grade reading levels, yet offer characters, situations, and concerns appropriate for adult readers.

The Thumbprint Mysteries are written on the fourth-, sixth-, and eighth-grade levels for adults who want to read but whose reading skills are undeveloped. Written by ten well-known mystery writers, each suspense story has characters, situations, and concerns that challenge adult minds, yet are easy to read. This installment of ten new titles is written at a sixth-grade reading level. Written at a lower reading level without sacrificing the suspense of adult-level mysteries Because the series deals openly with adult themes and situations, it appeals to the adult reader with limited reading skills.

Many well-known sleuths are at work on these challenging cases, including: Stacy Champagne, who solves mysteries at her family''s grand hotel in the mountains of Silver Ridge, Colorado; Justin Cobb, a bicycle messenger in a big city; and Ann Keltry, the owner of a small bookstore in Edinburg, Scotland, who solves mysteries on the side.