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By Lis Jardine (author) Part of the The Detention Detectives series
"This new school set crime series is well worth investigating"
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Discovering the dead body of your PE teacher might not seem the best start at a new school, but twelve-year-old Jonno sees it as a fantastic opportunity.
First, he can employ his detecting skills (all those evenings watching Morse and Miss Marple with Nanna Rosie put to good use), and if something like a murder doesn’t convince his parents to move back to their old town, nothing will. Despite his initial reluctance, he’s soon being assisted by two classmates, Star Wars obsessive Daniel, who has his own reasons for wanting the culprit found, and Lydia, the school’s hardest-nosed junior journalist.
It turns out that schools are ideal settings for murder mysteries, and Lis Jardine is an exiting new voice in the canon of authors brilliantly sending young readers sleuthing.
The Detention Detectives is cleverly plotted, the characters quirky but convincing, the action perfectly paced. It comes to a terrific climax, and the hint that Jonno, Daniel and Lydia will have further adventures and more crimes to solve.
Misfits and murder meet in this brilliantly fun new mystery series by debut author Lis Jardine. A perfect next read for fans of The High-Rise Mysteries, Anisha, Accidental Detective and Murder Most Unladylike.
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Jonno Archer doesn't want to change schools, so puts zero effort into making new friends. But Plan A just isn't convincing his parents the move was a mistake! He needs something a bit more dramatic.
Finding a dead body at my new school was a pretty rubbish way to start. But actually getting mixed up in the case?
I was bound to get into deep, deep trouble for that! When the wrong person is arrested for the crime, Jonno realises playing detective might just be the perfect Plan B. But the suspect list is long, and his classmates Daniel and Lydia also have reasons for wanting to solve the case. Jonno doesn't want any new friends. But he might need all the help he can get.
Lis Jardine grew up in London and the Black Country, and now lives with her family on the edge of Bristol, where she works as a secondary school librarian. Her life has been shaped by a passion for fantasy, middle grade fiction and Golden Age crime. Lis studied English Literature at the University of Warwick and the MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University.
Lis was longlisted for the 2020 Penguin WriteNow programme and participated as a mentor in WriteMentor 2021. In her spare time, Lis likes to knit baby socks, practice Norwegian and invent interesting sandwich recipes.
Check her out on Instagram @lisjardine
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Detention Detectives and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Detention Detectives features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Crime & Mystery, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, School Stories, Star Books, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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The Detention Detectives was written by Lis Jardine and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
The Detention Detectives has 352 pages
Yes it is part of The Detention Detectives series
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