The Adventure of the Costume Ball: A Short Story

In this short-story prequel to A+ For Murder, Michael O'Brien must solve the theft of a priceless necklace before the thief gets away from the party.In A+ For Murder, English teacher Michael O'Brien has to solve a murder mystery before he becomes the next victim. But before he got caught up in solving murders, Michael had to handle smaller mysteries that sharpened his skills and failed to give him self-confidence.In The Adventure of The Costume Ball, Mike is stuck at a costume party event, and his superintendent is trotting him out as a mystery-solving teacher. But before Mike can make his escape, the lights go out and priceless jewels vanish, and Mike has to stop the thief before he gets through the very door Mike has been eying since the party started!