
Cracking Time
A Middle-Grade Mystery Adventure of Lost Shipwrecks, Secret Codes, and High-Stakes Courage
David Meyer(Author)
The Uncrackables (Publisher)
Published on 2. April 2026
Book
Hardback
266 pages
978-1-962128-05-6 (ISBN)
Description
The internet is gone. The phones are locked away. The adventure is just beginning.
For readers who love City Spies, The 39 Clues, and high-stakes mystery adventures filled with puzzles, conspiracies, and dangerous secrets.
Andy Wagner's summer collapses the moment he walks straight into a river-because he was too busy watching videos to notice it was there. His parents have had enough. Their solution? Camp Digi-Detox, a strange program hidden inside a crumbling college dorm. Devices are banned, and kids spend their days transcribing dusty handwritten documents into a secret database.
Andy expects boredom. What he finds is a conspiracy.
When he and three other campers hatch a daring plan to reclaim their confiscated phones, they uncover something far bigger: a clue to the Bedlam, a legendary ship that vanished centuries ago while carrying a powerful artifact within its hull.
Ruthless enemies are closing in on the artifact. To stop them, Andy must unite a team of unlikely allies:Dora, who spots patterns no one else sees
Trish, whose acting skills make deception second nature
Felix, a tech whiz itching to outsmart the system
If they can't crack the Bedlam's secrets in time, the artifact could rewrite history in ways that erase everything-including their very existence.
Cracking Time is the first book in The Uncrackables, a fast-paced mystery-adventure series packed with puzzles, danger, teamwork, and explosive discoveries-perfect for readers ages 8-14 who love solving secrets and uncovering the truth.
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Series
Language
English
Publishing group
Guerrilla Explorer Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-962128-05-6 (9781962128056)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
David Meyer writes middle-grade adventure stories filled with mystery, puzzles, and hidden secrets.He is the author of The Uncrackables series, which follows a group of kids as they uncover long-buried truths and unexpected dangers hiding in plain sight. His books are designed for readers ages 8-14 and emphasize curiosity, teamwork, problem-solving, and the idea that small choices can have big consequences. David enjoys creating stories that challenge readers to think, ask questions, and look at the world a little differently-while still delivering fast-paced adventures and plenty of surprises along the way. He lives with his family and spends his time reading, researching strange bits of history, and building stories one mystery at a time.