The Case of The Missing Turtles
(2024)(The second book in the M4 Mystery series)
A novel by Mallika Ravikumar
When young Shimplya Jadhav comes to Mirchi asking for his help after the
police arrest his fisherman father, the group of detectives who call themselves
the M4—Mirchi, Malhar, Meera and Munna the dog—decide they need to
investigate. Someone has planted a sack full of turtles in Shimplya’s father’s
boat! Who could have done this? And why is a poor man like Surmai Jadhav
being framed?
As the M4 keep digging, they unearth more and more astonishing facts
and secrets. The turtles are being poached from the forests near their town
of Maulsari, and are being sent out of the country to be used in exotic
medicines and potions. Their investigation takes them from horrific pet
trade shops to weekly village markets where forbidden goods change hands.
Donning disguises, going undercover to get to the source of the wildlife
poaching racket, the children also start learning more about the wildlife laws
of the country, and understand that protecting the environment is not so
straightforward.
The Case of the Missing Turtles is the M4’s second case—and it is just as exciting,
twisted, and thought-provoking as their first!
Genre: Children's Fiction
police arrest his fisherman father, the group of detectives who call themselves
the M4—Mirchi, Malhar, Meera and Munna the dog—decide they need to
investigate. Someone has planted a sack full of turtles in Shimplya’s father’s
boat! Who could have done this? And why is a poor man like Surmai Jadhav
being framed?
As the M4 keep digging, they unearth more and more astonishing facts
and secrets. The turtles are being poached from the forests near their town
of Maulsari, and are being sent out of the country to be used in exotic
medicines and potions. Their investigation takes them from horrific pet
trade shops to weekly village markets where forbidden goods change hands.
Donning disguises, going undercover to get to the source of the wildlife
poaching racket, the children also start learning more about the wildlife laws
of the country, and understand that protecting the environment is not so
straightforward.
The Case of the Missing Turtles is the M4’s second case—and it is just as exciting,
twisted, and thought-provoking as their first!
Genre: Children's Fiction
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