The Wright 3

Several years ago, a student recommended that I read all the books by the author Blue Balliett. I only read one of her books, Chasing Vermeer, which I really enjoyed. Recently my women's book club read Loving Frank, about the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and I remembered another of Balliett's books, The Wright 3 about the famous architect.

Calder and Petra (the sleuths who uncover the Vermeer in her previous book) are working together again along with Tommy who returns to Chicago and resumes his friendship with Calder. The three of them are inspired by their sixth grade teacher to care about and possibly save the historic Robie House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright which is scheduled for demolition soon. But while they are admiring its unusual characteristics, the windows and shadows and certain people begin to be more than just a coincidence as they follow up on clues which propel them to do some dangerous spying. This fast moving 314 page book is filled with illustrations by Brett Helquist who visited the Robie House to accurately create the drawings.