The Sleuths of Somerville MICK'S BURIED TREASURE by Michele Jakubowski STONE ARCH BOOKS a capstone imprint
CHAPTER ONE The Vega kids were beginning to wonder if autumn would ever make its way to Somerville It was almost the end of September and the hot summer temperatures were sticking around Most people were happy about the unseasonably warm weather but not Rowan and Astrid Vega It has got to be a hundred degrees in that school complained 11-year-old Astrid as she sat down at the counter in Mick’s Diner the restaurant owned by her parents Amelia and Jason Vega Her older brother 12-year-old Rowan tossed his backpack on an open seat and sat down as well No kidding he said They say the school is air conditioned but the only breeze I’ve ever felt is
from the hand dryer in the bathroom Astrid and Rowan were typical siblings They got along well one minute and were at each other’s throats the next They spent a lot of time together though helping out at the diner or hanging out with their best friends Quinn and Jace Neither Astrid nor Rowan had been happy about going back to school and not just because of the warm temperatures Their eventful summer had brought Jace and his older sister Evie to town after their secret agent parents found themselves in trouble The town still thought Evie and Jace were mother and son but the Vegas Quinn and her parents and Police Captain Osgood knew the truth The Vegas had even hired Evie to work in their diner Jace had become fast friends with Rowan Astrid and Quinn The foursome had spent the rest of the summer looking for adventure and solving mysteries
