In a nutshell: Victorian child detectives in action-packed, funny, paranormal mysteries | A classic creepy opening – mummy comes to life to wreak havoc in a stuffy drawing room filled with over-dressed Victorians – is followed by a terrifically lively crime caper in which a couple of talented kids (one of them a wheel-chair user) outwit the grown-ups and the scary villains at practically every turn.
Billy Flint and Charlotte (Charley) Steel work at S.C.R.E.A.M. (supernatural crimes rescues emergencies and mysteries) investigating the bizarre, the paranormal and the unexplained, and they’ve quite a challenge in this case: who is controlling the mummy, and why? Excitement levels are maintained at a high throughout, though eased with lots of sharp humour, and there’s no Scooby Doo-style trickery to these supernatural baddies, they’re the real thing.
Well-written, well-paced and thoroughly satisfying. If this gives you a taste for paranormal crime solving don’t miss Jonathan Stroud’s superb Lockwood & Co series. ~ Andrea Reece
A message from the author: “With S.C.R.E.A.M. I wanted to have my cake and eat it! I love adventures, I love detective stories, I love monsters and I love to laugh. I’ve done my best to mix all of those ingredients together and write a series chockful of thrills, chills and humour… two children solving supernatural crimes, outthinking the adults, outwitting the villains, and coming face to face with classic monsters.”
In the dark and winding streets of Edinburgh, a burglar is on the prowl. But this is no ordinary thief. Three thousand years old and risen from the grave, this rampaging robber is a rotting Egyptian Mummy - and he wants rubies and revenge! There's only one crime-fighting force who can deal with a menace like this; Billy Flint & Charley Steel aka S.C.R.E.A.M. - top-secret investigators of Supernatural Crimes, Rescues, Emergencies And Mysteries.
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In the dark and winding streets of Edinburgh, a burglar is on the prowl. But this is no ordinary thief.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Mummy's Revenge and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
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The Mummy's Revenge was written by Andrew Beasley and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd
