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The Girl Is Trouble Kathryn Miller Haines 9781596436107 Books Reviews

I like my mystery detectives to be like Sherlock or Poirot. Those all-knowing eyes seeing the littlest clues in the most unlikely places. Or, for them to be like Jacques Clouseau, an utter clutz that still manages to solve the mystery by pure luck. The problem I had with The Girl Is Trouble is that the heroine was neither.

Iris Anderson and her dad, a veteran, are living in the Lower East Side. Her mother committed suicide almost a year ago, and dad doesn't want to talk about it. When Iris discovers new evidence, she is determined to find out what really happened.

I absolutely love the 40s setting in Manhattan. It's a historical setting that I'm not that familiar with, and it was great to be sucked back to the time of funny dances and long skirts. Of course there is also the darker side of that time; the second world war. The war is ever present in this book, but never annoyingly so. I thought the background was very well done.

This book can easily be read as a stand-alone. I haven't read the first book, The Girl Is Murder, but I had absolutely no troubles following the storyline. There were maybe a couple of references to a previous case, but nothing that threw me off.

The only thing that kept annoying me throughout the book is the heroine, Iris. There isn't really anything wrong with her. Her personality isn't obnoxious or too stupid to live. It's just that she has absolutely no hand in solving the mystery AT ALL. About every single major plot twist has to be explained to Iris by her weird best friend Pearl, which was a way more interesting character for me. The clues just kind of come to her, and the only thing Iris has to do is fit them together. Another point I didn't very much like is Iris's voice. She's supposed to be fifteen, yet she thinks like a twenty year-old. Fifteen isn't that long ago for me that I can't remember what it was like, and I am pretty sure I didn't have that many insightful views on my own life and thoughts. That's something you learn with experience, and even though tragedies like your mom dying make you grow up fast, you still don't have the life experiences to objectively categorise and analyse your thoughts and feelings. Just my two cents.

This was a very fast-paced read, and with two overlapping cases (Iris is asked to find a secret note-writer and the case of her mother) make sure the story keeps moving. There are some very interesting characters in the book like the best friend Pearl and the daughter of the landlady Betty. I recommend this for people looking for a fast mystery read, and I think a younger audience will definitely appreciate this read.
Things are finally starting to look up for Iris Anderson, or at least, they aren't as chaotic and awful as they used to be. Iris is blending into her high school on the Lower East Side, even if everyone else thinks her closest friend Pearl is a bit weird. And even though the Rainbows haven't totally forgiven her, at least they aren't giving her too much trouble either. But the best part is that Iris's Pop is finally letting her help out with his detective agency, as long as she follows every one of his rules and does everything his way, of course. But when Iris uncovers some unsavory details about her mother's supposed suicide, following the rules no longer become an option. Once again, Iris finds herself sneaking around behind Pop's back, but this time, instead of snooping in her classmates' lives, it's her own family that she must investigate.

I was such a fan of The Girl Is Murder that picking up its sequel, The Girl Is Trouble, was a clear no-brainer. As I expected and hoped, all the historical charm, detective flair, and personal drama that made me love The Girl Is Murder translated to The Girl Is Trouble as well. What I didn't expect was for the second installment of Iris Anderson's story to be so personal. It's unsurprising that Haines would choose to shift the story in this direction, as many other mystery series work in this way as well for a good reason, but what was surprising was how Haines made Iris's work this personal this quickly. Incorporating the mystery of Iris's mother's death makes me think that there might not be much more in this series, which would be a huge disappointment, considering what a fierce and fantastic Nancy Drew-esque heroine Iris is. These worries aside, The Girl Is Trouble is still a thoroughly enjoyable read, mostly because it is so extremely well plotted. The way that Haines balances multiple competing plotlines, each with its own unique mystery and secrets, is quite impressive. Without a doubt, this novel is sure to charm and thrill readers alike.

Fans of The Girl Is Murder will not want to miss its sequel, The Girl Is Trouble, nor will readers who also enjoyed What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell, Ten Cents a Dance by Christine Fletcher, and I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter.
Iris is an entertaining character, but not an endearing one. The story is busy, relatively brief for a modern YA novel, and is a quick and simple read. Repeated references to Nancy Drew are quaint, but highlight that this is a simple concept of a novel despite an over-complicated plot line. The protagonist's friends and relations often stir more empathy than she does.

Of particular concern with a work of historic fiction, is having it be historic. The ridiculous inclusion of Pearl Harbor as a calculated conspiracy to draw the US in to war, a concept that has been repeatedly reviewed and that has been been completely disproven, suspends realism even further. Adding Bigfoot to a YA novel where a less than astute reader might see it as accurate is reckless in this age of too much information with too few facts. Similar angst could have been developed using Pearl Harbor as the real set of missed opportunities to draw the right conclusion fast enough; a reasonable plot device as that seems to be Iris's short coming as well. As both of the authors series are set in the '40s, she should possess a better grasp on the history or she should stop including it.
I think Kathryn Haines is a true talent I just hope she will make a part 3 and talk about what happens next. I can't get enough of these books I am addicted to them. I also think they should make a movie on the books it would be a big hit!!!!!!! -) ;-) -)