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When the police discover that a man who has been shot has been keeping a file of her entire life, sixteen-year-old Kristi, an aspiring artist, suspects a connection with the possible theft of a painting from a museum.

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Fast-paced, exciting mystery story with resourceful heroine and a satisfying conclusion. I was surprised that this was written in 1999 because of its very dated portrayal of IVF ("test tube babies") as somehow sinister or potentially making a person not really a part of their family. I would have guessed early '80s. But I really enjoyed the book.

Also to all the teachers out there who assign their students to write a review on Goodreads--you are creating a lot of half-hearted or inaccurate reviews of books. That's all.
Kristi Evans and her parents discover from the police that a man named Douglas Merson, who has been shot, had kept a file on Kristi for her entire life. Suddenly, Kristi finds herself investigating who this man is and why he has intruded on her privacy. Joy Stuart.
When the police discover that a man who has been shot has been keeping a file of her entire life, sixteen-year-old Kristi, an aspiring artist, suspects a connection with the possible theft of a painting from a museum.

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Joan Lowery Nixon was born in Los Angeles, California. She attended the University of Southern California where she received a B.A. in journalism and later an education certificate from California State. She has written over 100 mystery books for young adults. She is known for her Orphan Train Adventure Series and other titles including A Family show more Apart, The Seance and Other Side of the Dark. Her works have earned her the honor of being the only writer to win four Edgar Allen Poe awards and in addition, two Spurs from Western Writers of America. She was a past President of the Mystery Writers of America. She died from complications of pancreatic cancer on June 28, 2003, in Houston, Texas. She was 76. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Fiction and Literature, Teen, Young Adult
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813.54LiteratureAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PZ7.N65 WLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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