Meet Rasheed, Jonathan, and Josephine and their magical animal helpers: Maximilian the fire fox, Dan the karkadan, and Quetzalcoatl the feathered serpent (but you can call her Quetzy). They're three unique kids who love mysteries (actually they hate mysteries, but they love solving them). Join them in their adventures where they take on evil doers and monsters while shattering the misconceptions and expectations of people who make the mistake of underestimating them. On their fourth adventure, a perplexing problem presents itself in the form of powerful pharmaceutical companies, missing medicines, and a mysterious marauder: the Peryton. A hero? A villain? A thief? No one knows. It’s up to the kids to find out. Read on, as some pretty profound peryton predicaments are produced! Their fifth adventure finds Rasheed and Dan the karkadan in prison, framed for a crime they didn't commit! Jojo and Jonathan, with the help of Maximilian and Quetzy, must find the real culprit before it's too late. Fabulously fashionable false facades will be unfolded to fool felonious foes! In their sixth adventure, Chief Fiona Lumos has disappeared while investigating a series of museum break-ins. Rasheed, Jonathan, and Jojo, along with Dan, Max, and Quetzy are on the case. Their trail takes them to unexpected places. Rock crushers, rabbis, runaway trucks, and robberies fill up these pages. The kids will have to figure out if it’s new or not so new villains networking nefarious deeds together. A KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW Three kids with disabilities investigate crimes and bring villains to justice in Neill's second omnibus of middle-grade adventures. Rasheed comes from a home that honors Christian and Muslim traditions, and he gets around in a motorized wheelchair. His best friends are Jonathan, who uses a cane, and Jojo, who lives with anxiety and depression and has a feathered serpent companion named Quetzy, disguised as a scarf. The three friends live in a society where humans and magical creatures coexist. In three previous adventures, aided by magical animal companions Dan (a rhinoceroslike karkadan) and Max (a flying firefox), they've built a reputation as skilled mystery solvers. The present volume commences with "The Case of the Peryton Thief," in which they investigate a costumed superhero who's stealing medicine and a pharmaceutical company with its own nefarious scheme. In "Framed!," Rasheed is unjustly arrested for committing bank robberies—including one that occurs while he's in jail. Jonathan and Jojo must track down the real culprit. In "Cahoots!," the team investigates mysterious thefts committed by golems; while doing so, they lock horns again with archvillains Dr. Evilina Dorisova (given to expressions such as "Oh fiddlesticks") and Golden Pomp, a real estate mogul. Neill offers straightforward stories that will engage young readers. Each adventure offers a fast-moving blend of imperilment, investigation, everyday bravery, and superheroic action. The chapters are bite-sized and easily digestible, and Rasheed, Jonathan, and Jojo are relatable protagonists—proactive, intelligent, and fiercely loyal. The adult characters fall into two categories: They're either good-natured and supportive, or villainous without much nuance ("But give up now? When my plan is nearly complete? You children must think I'm a fool"). Their portrayals might have benefited from more shades of gray, although one character is overtly acknowledged as being a victim of stereotyping. Each story is more or less self-contained, although some characters and plot elements recur from past installments without elucidation. Spooner's cartoon-style, grayscale illustrations help paper over any confusion, adding pep to the plots and exemplifying the magical and inclusive nature of this fictional world. Dynamic, upbeat, and seriously enjoyable tales. Our verdict: Get it!