A review by my 9yr old

“This is a really good murder mystery book with lots of unexpected twists like a dead man who’s not dead and a murderer who’s not a murderer. I was really intrigued by the book cover which completely hooked me in. Once I started reading I couldn’t put the book down.

While reading this story I felt sorry for the main character Sally Jones because often she has no one to trust but herself. I think this fabulous books needed a fabulous protagonist and it certainly delivers with Sally Jones. Sally Jones is an ape who understands humans. She is really clever especially at chess, good at fixing things and always considerate. She is however also very lonely but determined to save her best friend.

I found the story to be like a maze with lots of twists & dead ends, for example when Sally discovers that Alphonse might be alive but when they reach the house he is no longer there and could possibly have died from malaria. All these twists make it an exciting read as everything you know is constantly turned upside down leaving you wanting to keep on reading and to unlock the whole mystery of the book.

This is an epic story as it covers two years of Sally’s thrilling life and while the size of the book might be intimidating it is really worth it. Throughout the book there are very intricate and detailed pictures which give a break from the exciting text.

I would recommend this book to anybody who likes suspense, mystery and adventure.”