Knox Chase on the Case: of the Valentine's Day Mystery

by Adam Lipsius

Overview

KC Green is a small-town kid with a big-time imagination -- and an even bigger secret. He can see the pulp fiction detective he was named for from the 1930s & 40s Knox Chase on the Case novels, and no one else can.

This old school gumshoe lands our hero into tons of small-time trouble, but when a mysterious stranger bumps into KC on Valentine's Day, a crime wave hits town.

Someone is trying to steal a fortune, and they'll hurt anyone who gets in the way. It takes all of KC's wits, his invisible partner, and his best friends, Cat & Ben, just to stay alive in the Case of the Valentine's Day Mystery.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940157653644
Publisher:	Uptown 6
Publication date:	02/04/2016
Series:	Knox Chase on the Case , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	308
File size:	724 KB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Adam Lipsius is an Author and a feature film Director, Producer and Screenwriter. His movie, "16-LOVE," was distributed in 2012 by Warner Bros. Digital, Gravitas Ventures and Entertainment One. It was a day-and-date Video On Demand hit in the US, racking up over 18 months on iTunes' best-seller lists en route to becoming WB Digital's #1 acquisition of 2012. "Asteroid vs. Earth," a script he wrote for the Asylum Studios, was shot in November, 2013 and released on April 29th, 2014. The same studio has hired him to write and direct another disaster film, tentatively called "Above Water," to be filmed in 2016. His production of "Star Raiders: the Adventures of Saber Raine," was filmed in the Summer of 2014, starring Casper Van Dien ("Starship Troopers"). Adam also played the role of Admiral Steele. His new kids mystery novel, "Knox Chase on the Case," is represented by agent Alex Slater at Trident Media Group and is in development as a feature film in association with Sean Covel (the producer of "Napoleon Dynamite") with Mary Jo Slater ("The Contender," "Dumb and Dumber") casting. His "Making of 16-LOVE" half-hour behind-the-scenes featurette ran extensively on Tennis Channel, and his documentary about family businesses in Colorado, "Generations," premiered on Rocky Mountain PBS on January 8th, 2012. Adam is an alumnus of Dartmouth College where he wrote his first book, "The Birth of Dr. Seuss," as a critical biography of the children's author for his thesis. He received a Masters from USC Graduate School of Cinema-Television, where 3 of his short films played festivals around the world. He's received numerous awards for his commercials and movies and lives in Denver, CO with his wife and kids.

Editorial Reviews

"Lipsius brings a black-and-white hero into the vibrant world of today's kids. Children, parents, and grandparents will find plenty to laugh about and bond over with this soon-to-be serial classic."

PEN/Hemingway Award Winning Author of A Long Long Time Ago & Essentially True - Brigid Pasulka

"An utterly charming adventure brimming with wit, heart, and intrigue. A stellar debut!"

New York Times Best Selling Author of Ms. Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs

"I thoroughly enjoyed the book! Congrats to Adam Lipsius for a literary triumph - an instant classic- that is sure to be a source of family bonding for years to come!"

CBS 4 News Denver Reporter - Tom Mustin