Leave out the fortune......
I really do NOT recommend this book, and I do not like it at all. The Bob-Whites go on a vacation to New York, and at the airport Trixie meets a fortune teller who gives her a purse with a fortune. As it happens, everything single thing in the fortune comes true,even the mystery part. And whats worse, the Bob-Whites aren't against that, or worried about that! I have 15 of the Trixie Belden mysteries, and I like pretty much all the other ones quite a lot! This book would be really great if they just left out the fortune part.

TRIXIE BELDEN
I've read them all - I own them all. Trixie Belden has been one of my favorites since I was very young.

If It Weren't For That Prophecy...
The Bob-Whites are in New York City for a few days to show their friends Ned Schulz and Bob and Barbara Hubbell around. While waiting for their flight to come in from Iowa, Trixie notices a strange Mexican woman who can't find her flight. After helping, the woman gives Trixie a purse with a fortune inside.

A couple hours later, Trixie spies an idol so ugly it's cute she just has to buy. But almost immediately, some thugs are following the teens around. Are they after the idol? Why? Can Trixie use the prophecy to solve the case before more danger strikes?

This is a fun book in the series. Not only are all seven Bob-Whites along for the adventure but we get to spend more time with friends we've made earlier in the series, a rare treat. The tour of New York City is fun and the plot lively and entertaining enough to keep you glued to the book. My problem with it is the prophecy. I don't believe in fortune telling and so have a very hard time accepting that part of the plot.

Most fans of the Trixie books like the prophecy, which makes me the exception to the rule. Other then that, it's a great case that will entertain Trixie's many fans.