Fifth-grade sleuth Cam Jansen and her best friend Eric Shelton attend a charity gala to raise money for the local firehouse in this thirty-second entry in David A. Adler's series of beginning chapter-books devoted to their crime-solving adventures. When a valuable pearl necklace belonging to Mrs. Scott, one of the hosts of the gala, goes missing, Cam and Eric kick into gear, determined to find the thief...

Although I do not generally find the later Cam Jansen books as entertaining as the earlier titles in the series, probably because I have fond memories of reading the latter when still a girl myself, I have to say that Cam Jansen and the Millionaire Mystery was a fairly engaging whodunit for this age group. I usually succeed in guessing the culprit in these books on the first few pages, but this time it took slightly longer, which is always nice. I enjoy mystery stories where the crime has to have been committed by a set group of people, who are all then brought together, and while this is a very simplistic example of that type, it still works quite well. Recommended to Cam Jansen fans, and to beginning chapter-book readers who enjoy mystery stories. ( )

Cam Jansen doesn't click with me. But it's very short if somewhat painful, click-wise. ( )