By Gareth P. Jones (author)
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Dragons solving crimes, racy plot-driven stories and lots of humour make this an absolutely compelling read for 7-9 year olds. Action-packed and crime-infested The Wayward Professor is the second in The Dragon Detective Agency series with The Case of the Missing Cats , the first in the series. The publisher’s say it’s Raymond Chandler for 9 year olds!
When Dirk Dilly gets a call from a distraught wife, he thinks perhaps the husband is being unfaithful and, not expecting much in the way of exciting crimes to solve, he sets off to follow the husband. But he couldn't be more wrong as soon he is up to his scaly neck in stolen government secrets, wicked dragons, and a confused Prime Minister's son.
Gareth first started writing when he was very young but it wasn’t until he was in his early twenties that he completed his first novel. Having had it universally rejected, he wrote a novel for children called Who Killed Charlie Twig , which received an equally unimpressed reception and remains rightly unpublished to this day. Some years passed during which Gareth met his future wife, Lisa and began a career in TV. Working on shows such as 'The Big Breakfast' and 'Richard & Judy', he became side-tracked from his book writing ambitions until one day he found himself having lunch at the offices of Bloomsbury. He mentioned the unpublished book to a nice lady called Sarah, who politely suggested that he should send in the first three chapters for her to look at. Gareth returned home and excitedly told his wife this news, who gently explained that the book he had written actually wasn’t very good, but reminded him that he had recently begun work on a much better idea. This turned out to be good advice.
In 2007 Bloomsbury published the first of four books in the series The Dragon Detective Agency and have since published The Thornthwaite Inheritance, Space Crime Conspiracy and The Considine Curse, for which he won the Blue Peter Book of the Year 2012. Gareth has also written a shorter story, Perry’s 5 , published by Barrington Stoke and a series of books called Ninja Meerkats , published by Stripes.
The Case of the Missing Cats was nominated for the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize. The Thornthwaite Inheritance has won the Hounslow Junior Book Award, the Calderdale Book Award, Leicester Children’s Book Award, Sefton Super Reads, Doncaster Book Award, Rotherham Children’s Book Award and Fantastic Book Award, Lancaster.
Gareth now divides his time between writing books, producing TV programmes, spending time with his wife and children, and playing the slightly ludicrous number of stringed instruments in his front room. He lives in Forest Hill, south east London.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Dragon Detective: Case Of The Wayward Professor and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Dragon Detective: Case Of The Wayward Professor features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Dragon Detective: Case Of The Wayward Professor was written by Gareth P. Jones and published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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