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"This new school set crime series is well worth investigating"
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.
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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.
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.
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
The Detention Detectives is available in Paperback
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
£7.19
