A review by mindsplinters
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer

2.0

The idea had me excited and the fact that it looked to be a respectful use of African cultures. Unfortunately, the delivery was a bit meh. The poor detectives appeared mostly useless, superfluous, and a little incompetent. The kids just bounced from one kidnapping situation to another. Everyone was pretty charming and the concepts were there but... Meh. It felt like the book should have ended three or four times before it actually did.