David A. Adler (www.davidaadler.com and www.camjansen.com) is the author of more than 175 children's books. Before becoming a children's book author, he taught math and science, and completed master's degrees in marketing and economics. He lives in Woodmere, New York. Joy Allen (www.joyallenillustration.com) has illustrated many children's books, including Pleasant Company's Hopscotch Hill School series. She lives in Garden Grove, California.
The Death Mark (1960) centered on a youngster; here 14 year old Dominic Felse is the son of a county C.I.D. and runs counter to his father's police strictures. For Dominic champions Kitty Norris with a teen-age loyalty, works for her innocence when she is faced with murder. The older ??Feise stays on the trail, works over his boy's reluctant admissions - and, Kitty saved, Dominic achieves an almost adult status. Tidy. (Kirkus Reviews)