A review by yapha
A Hitch at the Fairmont by Jim Averbeck

4.0

When eleven-year-old Jack Fair's mother dies suddenly, he is taken right from her funeral to the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco to live with his nasty Aunt Edith. Life with her is miserable, but when she mysteriously disappears he feels he must find her, since he has no other relatives. Luckily, famed director Alfred Hitchcock is staying right next door, and Jack convinces him to help in the search. This is an interesting romp through San Francisco in the 1950s and a clever mystery to solve. Many of the Hitchcock references will be lost on young readers, unfortunately. Recommended for grades 5-8.