Case of the Maestro's Ghost/The Case of the Second Sight

Shirley Holmes — great-grandniece of the great detective — investigates a school disappearance and a second mystery in this two-story tie-in volume from John Whitman's 1999 novelization series. The formula is clean: a smart, observant female protagonist applies Holmesian logic to modern mysteries for middle-grade readers. The ghost in the title is treated as a puzzle to be solved, not horror to endure, which keeps the content squarely age-appropriate. The honest caveat is that this book is a companion to a Canadian TV series, not a stand-alone literary work, and readers unfamiliar with the show will miss some context. For fans of the series or parents looking for logic-forward mysteries with a capable girl lead, it delivers what it promises.