The Hockey Rink Hunt

It's time for hockey in the fifth installment of New York Times bestselling author Mike Lupica's Zach and Zoe Mysteries--a sports-themed chapter book mystery series perfect for fans of Cam Jansen!

There's nothing eight-year-old twins Zach and Zoe Walker love more than playing sports and solving mysteries. And when those two worlds collide . . . well, it doesn't get any better than that.

When eight year old twins Zach and Zoe findout they'll be joining their dad at the Boston Bruins hockey practice, they can't believe their luck. But upon arrival, the Bruins' star player tells the twins he lost his lucky necklace right before the Stanley Cup final, and just like that, the mystery is on. The twins' search takes them all over the arena, and even onto the ice. Will Zach and Zoe find the missing necklace in time for the big game? Mike Lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the New York Times-bestselling author of more than forty works of fiction and non-fiction. A longtime friend to Robert B. Parker, he was selected by the Parker estate to continue the Sunny Randall series.

Keith Nobbs has appeared on- and off-Broadway in Bronx Bombers, Lombardi, and Hold On to Me Darling, among other plays. He received a Lucille Lortel Award and a Drama Desk nomination for his performance in Four. His film and television credits include The Bad Guys, Weakness, Public Morals, and Inside Amy Schumer. If there was one thing the Walker twins, Zach and Zoe, loved almost as much as a mystery, it was a surprise. And suddenly, their afternoon was about to be full of them.

First, their Grandpa Richie showed up unexpectedly at their house after they got home from Middletown Elementary.

Zach and Zoe had known Grandpa Richie was coming over for dinner, but usually he didn't show up until later in the evening. He lived in their neighborhood, and often walked from his house to Zach and Zoe's.

When Zoe asked why he was early today, her grandfather gave her a wink.

"I heard there might be something interesting brewin' at your house today," he said.

"Like what?" Zach said, furrowing his brow.

"Well, how about a game of two-on-two basketball for starters?" Grandpa Richie said.

"There's only three of us here," Zoe pointed out, "unless you can convince Mom to play. But she's already inside getting dinner started."

Now Grandpa Richie raised his eyebrows and grinned. It seemed like he was hiding something from them. As if he knew something the twins didn't.

"Are you two sure there are only three of us?" he said.

"Grandpa," Zoe said, "you're acting mysterious."

"And who better to do that with than my grandchildren?" he said.

"Okay," said Zach, "what do you know that we don't?"

"A lot!" Grandpa Richie said, and they all laughed. "Don't I always tell you that with age comes wisdom?"

"All the time," Zoe said. "Now please tell us the wisdom you're holding back from us right now."

"It's more of a surprise than a mystery," he said, looking down at his watch. "A surprise that I believe should be pulling into your driveway any minute now."

It actually took about five more minutes. But then their dad's car pulled up to the house. He'd come home early from his job at the television station, which was unusual.

Zoe and her brother ran to the driver's side door to greet their dad. "What are you doing here?" Zoe asked, now more confused than ever.

"Well," Danny Walker said, "I heard a rumor that my kids and their grandfather might need a fourth for a game of two-on-two."

Now he was the one winking, at Grandpa Richie.

"What I meant to say," Danny said, "is that I heard there might be a game brewin' here today."

The twins looked at each other, puzzled. There was that word again: brewin'. But all they really cared about in that moment was the game they were about to play in their dr