By Janine Beacham (author) Part of the Rose Raventhorpe Investigates series
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A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month March 2017 Fun to read, this is a sprightly told tale of murder and trickery with a twisty plot and a cast of unlikely characters led by the smart and determined Rose Raventhorpe. Butlers are being murdered in Yorke and when one of them is Rose’s own beloved butler Argyle she knows she must begin to investigate.
Especially as the black cats from the city’s walls are beginning to disappear too. Are the two facts related? Soon Rose is caught up in following the trails and finding out a great deal about the city’s butlers that she had never expected. ~ Julia Eccleshare
The author, Janine Beacham: ‘I am thrilled that Butlers and Black Cats has found a home with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. I’ve dreamed of being published since the age of five, so it doesn’t get better than this.’
Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month for March 2017
Jellicle Cats by T.S. Eliot and Arthur Robins
William Bee's Wonderful World of Trucks by William Bee
The Story of the Dancing Frog by Quentin Blake
George's Marvellous Experiments inspired by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake
My Name is Victoria by Lucy Worsley
Many Moons by Remi Courgeon
Freddie Mole, Lion Tamer by Alexanda McCall Smith
Black Cats and Butlers by Janine Beacham
Triangle by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
The Clockwork Sparrow meets Downton Abbey.
Born into the aristocracy, Rose Raventhorpe is expected to be prim and proper at all times, something she finds impossible. She loves nothing more than wandering around Yorke with her beloved butler Argyle, listening to the stories he tells about the city.
So when Argyle is murdered - the third butler to be stabbed in a week - Rose feels compelled to find out what really happen. Rose quickly discovers a whole world beyond her own, where trust is rare and suspicions are rife, a world filled with grave-robbers, magicians and the city’s ancient feline guardians. Can she bring the murderers of her faithful butler to justice? And can she ever learn to cut the perfect cucumber sandwich…with a sword?
This stunning debut by Australian author Janine Beacham is definitely one for the curious, who love stories that are a little dark and a little different Read it Daddy
Janine Beacham has written all her life. A former journalist, she has always loved fairy tales and fantasy, and as a child would make up games for her friends to play at school. Janine once won a competition where the prize was a real-life butler – which partly inspired the secret society of butlers in the Rose Raventhorpe Investigates series.
She lives in Australia with her family.
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The Clockwork Sparrow meets Downton Abbey. Born into the aristocracy, Rose Raventhorpe is expected to be prim and proper at all times, something she finds impossible.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Black Cats and Butlers and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
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Black Cats and Butlers was written by Janine Beacham and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Black Cats and Butlers has 272 pages
Yes it is part of Rose Raventhorpe Investigates series
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