DETECTIVE AND MYSTERY STORIES


Autumn 2017 403


In this fast-paced historical mystery


adventure Sophie and Lil are spending the holidays at snowy Winter Hall but it turns out that this is no ordinary house party. As sinister secrets come to light, they find themselves faced with a more baffling mystery than ever before! With the help of their friends, can they uncover the truth in time to foil a diabolical plot? Age 9 – 12.


352 pages paperback


Scarlet and Ivy are on a school trip to Shady Pines Hotel on the shores of Lake Seren but the old hotel and the waters of the lake reservoir are covering up dark secrets. Mysterious things start happening to hotel guests and locals say that at night you can hear the ringing of the church bells and see lights under the lake. The sisters are determined to find out what’s going on. Age 9 – 12.


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It’s a bitterly cold winter in Yorke and Rose


304 pages paperback


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Raventhorpe and her butler Heddsworth are stuck showing Rose’s unpleasant cousin Herbert around the city. During a service at Yorke Cathedral, a young orphan boy bursts in, claiming his sister has been kidnapped. Soon Rose finds herself tangled up in a mystery involving fake antiques, horrible factories, and a secret society of chimney sweeps. Age 9 – 12.


284 pages paperback


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When Lottie and Sophia run away from a staged kayak accident to find Sophia’s mum, Lottie learns a lot about being a hero. No matter how many adventures you’ve read about, when you’re suddenly trapped in one - cold, hungry, and being chased by the bad guy - it takes all your real-life wit and bravery to survive. Age 9 – 12.


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Laura Marlin is on a school trip to Australia but hours after arriving, the appearance of a threatening supernatural message makes her fear for her safety. As the group tours the Northern wilderness, mysteries and near-disasters haunt them, but only Laura believes they’re connected. Can she figure out what’s real and what’s an illusion ... before it’s too late? Age 9 – 11.


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Sam’s sister drags him along to an


208 pages paperback


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Apocalips concert, where he overhears members of the band plotting to destroy all humanity, starting with their own lead singer. If he’s going to save the universe, Sam must discover his hidden talents and infiltrate the World’s Most Evil Boyband and foil their fiendish plan. Age 9 - 11.


320 pages paperback


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The Junior Computer Brain of the Year competition is sending ripples of excitement through the school and when Dinah makes it to the final, she’s over the moon. But too late she realizes that she’s being used to access the private computer of the Prime Minister . . . the daring new target of the Demon Headmaster! Age 9 – 11.


409 176 pages paperback


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320 pages paperback


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272 pages paperback


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Finn is a free- running black


belt, with a talent for acting-but when his big break arrives, it’s not the role he was expecting at all. Recruited as a stunt double, he’s pushed to his limits, scaling walls at high speed, jumping from dizzying heights, and diving into rocky waters, all without any safety gear. It becomes clear that he’ll be lucky to escape this shoot with his life. Age 9 – 12.


288 pages paperback


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Violet hates living in Perfect.


Why does everyone have to wear special glasses to stop them going blind and who wants to be neat and tidy and perfectly behaved all the time? Why is Mum acting so weird? Then Dad disappears and Violet is determined to uncover the truth with the help of the mysterious Boy but returning normality to Perfect is a battle they never imagined. Age 9 – 12.


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352 pages paperback


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For most the summer


holidays in a small Swedish town would be spent swimming, fishing, or sailing but a super sleuth like Kalle Blomkvist is always looking for the next case to crack. So when a mysterious stranger arrives in town he finds the perfect excuse to start an investigation, one that will draw him and his friends into a thrilling case of theft and deception. Age 9 – 11.


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When reports come in that


valuable magical objects are being stolen, Goodly and Grave are on the case, but just when they think they know whodunit their prime suspect turns up - murdered! Will Lucy be able to track the real villain without putting herself in deadly danger? Age 9 – 12.


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