Publication Date: 5th October 2017 As the Ibizan sun beat down, there was only one way to cool off; with Katherine Woodfine’s latest spine chilling instalment of The Sinclair's Mysteries: The Midnight Peacock. And, I had the best view to accompany it. With Christmas and New Year approaching fast, Taylor & Rose Private Detective … Continue reading The Midnight Peacock by Katherine Woodfine
Tag: mystery
The Guggenheim Mystery by Robin Stevens
Publication Date: 3rd August 2017 Ted Sparks is back in another mind bending mystery, this time in the hands of Robin Stevens. With only The London Eye Mystery and the new title to work with, being asked to write Siobhan Dowd’s second Ted book must have felt daunting, but with her natural ability to bring … Continue reading The Guggenheim Mystery by Robin Stevens
Goodly And Grave In A Case of Bad Murder By Justine Windsor
Publication Date: 27th July 2017 Lucy Goodly is beginning to get to grips with her magical skills, which is just as well with the case MAAM now face. In this second outing, we are plunged straight back into the action as Lucy, Lord Grave and Bathsheba head to a graveyard in the dead of night … Continue reading Goodly And Grave In A Case of Bad Murder By Justine Windsor
Mold And The Poision Plot by Lorraine Gregory
It's rare that I show a new book to my after-school book club and all 12 of them want to read it just from looking at the front cover. It's even rarer that they all want to read it having explored the blurb. But that's exactly what happened with Lorraine Gregory’s debut, Mold and the … Continue reading Mold And The Poision Plot by Lorraine Gregory
The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
With The Guggenheim Mystery publication drawing near, I figured it was a good excuse to reread The London Eye Mystery, as it's eight years since I first discovered Ted Sparks and wanted to reacquaint myself before finding out how life is now… Ted has just finished his 37th Shreddie when his mum announces a hurricane … Continue reading The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
Gaslight by Eloise Williams
Nansi has no memory of her life before being found, washed up and half drowned at Cardiff Docks, just that she was running from someone with her mother. The man who found her and took her in, isn't as charitable as his actions sound. Manager of The Empire Theatre, Pernicious Sid is a cruel, vindictive … Continue reading Gaslight by Eloise Williams
Moonlocket by Peter Bunzl
Hurrah for Waterstones and early release copies! Thanks to them, I got to spend the last day of my Easter holidays snuggled up with this, the second Cogheart adventure. I say snuggled; a more accurate description would be perched on the edge of my seat from beginning to end… It's been eight months since Lily … Continue reading Moonlocket by Peter Bunzl
The Gold Thief by Justin Fisher
Ned Waddlesworth and The Circus of Marvels are back, and this one has adversaries even scarier than The Clowns! For me, The Gold Thief was an eagerly awaited sequel, given that Ned's Circus of Marvels was one of my top 10 middle grade books of last year... It's been a year and a half since … Continue reading The Gold Thief by Justin Fisher
The Great Chocoplot by Chris Callaghan
I've had to wait until Easter Sunday to read this, but it was definitely worth it! Jelly Wellington loves a Blocka Chocha, but with the impending Chocopocalypse, supplies in Chompton are running low. And just as worrying, she has to make a vlog for her latest science project. Can she prove whether the Chocopocalypse is … Continue reading The Great Chocoplot by Chris Callaghan
The Elephant Thief by Jane Kerr
I've been waiting a few weeks to read this book. As soon as I got it home from Kenilworth Books, my son stole it - “It's about an elephant mum, what did you expect?” I thought I'd get it back after a couple of days, but no. He loved it so much he lent it … Continue reading The Elephant Thief by Jane Kerr
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