From School Library Journal Grade 4-7?Herculeah Jones， the girl whose hair frizzes whenever danger lurks， is back. This time， there are actually two mysteries to solve. The first involves pictures on an unfinished roll of film that Herculeah finds inside a camera she purchases at a resale shop. The second puzzle revolves around finding out about a dead body that her friend Meat claims to have seen at the comedy club where he is taking classes. The overweight boy finds the body in a bathroom stall， but it disappears before anyone else sees it. Meat is a reluctant detective， but， with a wallet he picked up from the bathroom floor as his only clue， he embarks on a mission to prove what he saw. Herculeah， on the other hand， is so involved in her photos that she leaves her friend to solve the case with minimal help from her or her detective dad， Chico Jones. The clues are nicely wrapped up at the finish. The novel is fast paced and humorous with both characters learning about themselves while working on their respective problems. By the end， Meat also learns who his father is and discovers that his bulk can become as asset. The book can stand alone， but Herculeah's fans will not be disappointed.?Linda L. Plevak， Alamo Area Library System， San Antonio， Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information， Inc. From Booklist Gr. 4^-6. In the latest installment of Byars' Herculeah Jones mystery series， it's self-effacing Meat's turn for the spotlight. He's at the center of both of the puzzles Byars braids together here: Who killed the person whose body Meat discovers at the Funny Bonz comedy club (and what happened to the body)? What's on the film Herculeah finds in the camera that she buys at the resale shop? In keeping with the April Fools'/comedy-club backdrop and the "mysteries" about the characters set up in previous series entries， Byars adds a few hokey jokes and fills out the references to Meat's father. Some familiar mystery conventions， wrapped in fun. Stephanie Zvirin See all Editorial Reviews