In this book, Dink sees a family of falcon birds. It is the first falcon family in Green Lawn. They climb the tree and look at the birds with binoculars. One day, they climbed the same tree where the falcons live and the falcons disappeared! So they went to the pet store to tell the owner about the missing falcons. Later they find one of the falcons on the ground. The falcon had trimmed wings. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose noticed something. On the falcon there was a piece of paper that was stuck to his foot that said something so small that you could not read it. At the end, they find out who did it and they find more stolen birds. They also find Flash, that's the name of the falcon that was on the ground.
Title: The Falcon's FeathersAuthor; Ron RoySeries: A to Z Mysteries #6Rating: ★★★★Summary: F is for Falcon...When Josh discovers a nest of young falcons in the forest, he, Dink, and Ruth Rose start visiting every day. Until the morning they find it empty! Then the kids discover a wounded falcon with its wing feathers clipped, and they know someone's up to no good. Can they figure out what's going on before it's too late to save the falcons?Review: As a kid, I loved these characters and their mysteries. :)Things I Loved: The F mystery!Things I Hated: N/A
What do You think about The Falcon's Feathers (1998)?
The series has now taken flight into areas no kid should fly into! A falcon is missing! Feathers are all that's left! Dink and co. are tracking the bird down to a vet hospital on Green Street, named for the fat turkey actor from another detective story involving a falcon--a Maltese Falcon! (See the correlation?) The stuff is so EASY to solve, and our heroes put themselves at risk, when kids shouldn't have to! The whole series has plot holes a 3-year-old can see thru! IE: this one's for the birds!
—Edward Creter
This is an interesting story with some good information about falcons. Our girls love the A to Z Mysteries series and I like that they try to solve the mystery along the way (not always successfully). I thought it was interesting that the first illustration of Mr. Striker shows him as friendly and nice. Our daughter concluded that the culprit couldn't be him because he looked so nice. And they immediately wanted to pin the crime on Grace Lockwood, the vet's assistant, because she looked mean. Our girls really enjoyed this story and are eagerly anticipating the next one.
—Dolly
