By Claire Hatcher-Smith (author) Part of the The Mizzy Mysteries series
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Brand new for 8- to 12-year-old murder-mystery readers in 2025, debut author Claire Hatcher-Smith's unique detective heroine Mizzy will steal your heart! Perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Sharna Jackson.
Twelve-year-old Mizzy dreams of being a detective and she won't let anything stand in her way - not her reputation for tall tales, or her embarrassing fear of escalators, and definitely not her Down Syndrome. Dumped for the summer with cousins who've outgrown her, Mizzy feels even more sidelined than usual.
But when she discovers Great Aunt Jane's diaries in a locked wardrobe in their spare room, and realises her aunt didn't die in her sleep but under suspicious circumstances, everything changes. What's more … someone in the family appears to have been involved.
Under the guise of a family-tree project for school, and armed with a brand new set of Pipsqueak markers, Mizzy grabs the chance to prove herself to her cousins - and the world.
Claire Hatcher-Smith has worked with children for thirty years and never met a kid she didn't like (even the sticky ones). She believes every child has the right to be seen and heard, even if, especially when, it makes other people uncomfortable.
Originally from the UK, Claire now lives surrounded by sea on Vancouver Island, with her partner, their son and a Korean rescue dog.
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Such a exciting book and I couldn’t put it down.
Mizzy is turning 13 and she was born with Down Syndrome. Mizzy has always dreamed of being a detective and she definitely won’t let anything standing in her way. Mizzy feels really lonely in the summer holidays but suddenly she finds her aunt Jane‘s diaries locked in a wardrobe. Mizsy starts to read them and suddenly everything changes as she thinks her aunt died in under suspicion circumstances.
Mizzy has a really protective family. Mizzy just wants to be strong and do what she wants.... Read Full Review
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Mizzy Mysteries: A Skeleton in the Closet and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Mizzy Mysteries: A Skeleton in the Closet features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Crime & Mystery, Stories about Family and Friends, Work / Industry, PSHE: Special educational needs and disability (SEND), Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Law, police and crime, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
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The Mizzy Mysteries: A Skeleton in the Closet was written by Claire Hatcher-Smith and published by Farshore an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Mizzy Mysteries: A Skeleton in the Closet has 275 pages
Yes it is part of The Mizzy Mysteries series
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