Hot-air balloon hijinks? An infectiously funny new mystery from bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith

Sibling detectives Max and Mandy Twist are always ready to take on a new case, even if it means learning how to pilot a hot air balloon! In The Bursting Balloons Mystery, a world-famous balloonist enlists their aid in finding out who's responsible for sabotaging an international hot air balloon race: could it be the Australian? The Frenchmen? Or the Texans? Two different crimes …but all clues point to one culprit: Professor Claude Sardine!
About the Author

ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH has written more than fifty books, including the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency mysteries, The Sunday Philosophy Club series, and many children's stories. A professor of medical law at Edinburgh University, he was born in what is now Zimbabwe and currently lives in Scotland. www.alexandermccallsmith.com
About the Illustrator
MACKY PAMINTUAN is an animator, graphic illustrator, and fine artist. He has illustrated several chapter books, and a picture book. He lives in Dinuba, California. www.mackyart.com
Reviews "Fast-moving, lighthearted mystery."-Publishers Weekly