Another Side of Sunshine

The Reen & Joanie Detective Agency: Book 1

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Amateur Sleuths, Novels, and Middle Grade

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Jul 21, 2025

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Another Side of Sunshine

The Reen & Joanie Detective Agency: Book 1

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Two girls. One mission. Find the hidden treasure.

Ten-year-old Reen Penterson is spending her summer writing a novel so she can become rich and famous and won’t have to go to school anymore. But when she hears a rumor of a treasure hunt in the university town she lives in, she jettisons the novel and enlists the aid of her nine-year-old cousin Joanie to help her find the loot. The adventure begins with a cryptic clue written by the mysterious “Mr. Shadow.”

Competing with other teams of young treasure seekers, Reen and Joanie form the R&J Detective Agency and doggedly track clues through the library and around the campus of Bellevue University. But when they decipher a final clue, their solution is stolen by a competitor. All appears lost, but things are never what they seem in Mr. Shadow’s world. With just minutes to spare, Reen and Joanie get one last chance to locate the treasure. But can they do it before time runs out?

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Genres

Amateur Sleuths, Novels, and Middle Grade

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The Reen & Joanie Detective Agency — Book 1

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Publication Date

Jul 21, 2025

Page Length

166 pages

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Author

Kay DiBianca is an award-winning author who loves to create literary puzzles in the mystery genre for thoughtful readers to solve. Her characters come to life as they struggle to solve murders and create relationships amidst the ongoing themes of faith and family.

An avid runner, Kay can often be found at a nearby track, on the treadmill, or at a large park near her home. You can usually find one of her characters training or racing through her stories.

Kay's background in software development fuels her fascination with mysteries, and her dedication to running helps supply the endurance and energy to write them.

Kay and her husband, Frank, live, run, and write in Memphis, Tennessee.