Tony abbott author the postcard inn

I opened this book with good expectations. The guy who wrote Firegirl had to do a good job, and it was guaranteed to not be *shudder* chick lit.

I was so right.
We begin with a young boy named Jason, who is going to Florida--in July!--with his father to help close up his now-dead Grandmother's house. There's some parental strain running a backbeat through his thinking.

Then he finds the titular postcard, and an old pulp magazine, and a mystery ensues.

The Postcard is a comedy/mystery about a boy who finds a clue on an old postcard while cleaning his recently deceased grandmother's Florida house, and who has.

Thirteen-year-old Jason finds an old postcard which leads him on an adventure that blends figures from an old, unfinished detective story with his family's.

Award-winning author Tony Abbott weaves an intriguing and entertaining mystery of adventure, friendship and family.

Award-winning author Tony Abbott weaves an intriguing and entertaining mystery of adventure, friendship and family.

Award-winning author Tony Abbott weaves an intriguing and entertaining mystery of adventure, friendship, and family.

I don't know how to go on without spoilers, though the girl living across the street, Dia, becomes involved in the runaround. The mystery is very engaging--partly because Tony Abbott uses pulp magazine stories, which I love. Also it makes my hands sweat, even now, as I write this review.

It. Was. Incredible.
Jason is thoroughly human and thoroughly believable. He does decide to keep a large secret from his parents, but it isn't an instinctive decision. We see him come to the conclusion, and agree with him