Calling all mystery fans: The Werelock and Scratch Detective Agency needs you for their third case!
Can you help Werelock - the world's greatest (and only) werewolf detective - and his raven assistant, Scratch, on a daring rescue mission?
With puzzles, clues and riddles to work out, this hilarious, highly illustrated, werewolf-filled take on Sherlock Holmes needs the reader's help to crack the case!
The stakes are higher than ever as the famous werewolf crime writer, Mildred Mystery, has been kidnapped from a locked room! With only a mysterious ransom note as a clue, Werelock and Scratch must embark on a dangerous quest around Gothica City to find her.
Will they be able to get to Mildred before it's too late? Werelock and Scratch can't do it without you, dear reader, and there's no time to lose!
Praise for Book 1:
'A brilliantly fun puzzle-filled mystery!' ? Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy Who Grew Dragons
'Packed with mystery, magic and cracking clues, this fang-tastic new series is sure to delight mini-sleuths everywhere.' ? Lucy Brandt, author of the Leonora Bolt series
????? 'I loved this book, it is AWESOME!' - Toppsta reviewer, age 8
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'Such a fantastic book . . . I couldn't put it down and didn't want to go to sleep' - Toppsta reviewer, age 8
????? 'The puzzles made the story really fun and Scratch was my favourite' - Toppsta reviewer, age 7
????? 'I like how you can solve clues throughout this book' - Toppsta reviewer, age 8
????? 'I was hooked all the way to the end' -Toppsta reviewer, age 11
????? 'This book was fun' - Toppsta reviewer, age 7
| ISBN: | 9781444981155 |
| Publication date: | 24th September 2026 |
| Author: | K R Thompson |
| Illustrator: | Binny |
| Publisher: | Starboard an imprint of Hachette Children's Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Reading age: | 7+ |
| Series: | Werelock and Scratch |
| Genres: |
Crime & Mystery Children’s / Teenage general interest: Vampires, werewolves and shapeshifters Children’s / Teenage general interest: Zombies, ghosts and the undead Children’s / Teenage fiction: Comic (humorous) fantasy Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories Children’s / Teenage fiction: Interactive adventure stories |
Calling all mystery fans: The Werelock and Scratch Detective Agency needs you for their third case!Can you help Werelock - the world's greatest (and only) werewolf detective - and his raven assistant, Scratch, on a daring rescue mission?With puzzles, clues and riddles to work out, this hilarious, highly illustrated, werewolf-filled take on Sherlock Holmes needs the reader's help to crack the case!The stakes are higher than ever as the famous werewolf crime writer, Mildred Mystery, has been kidnapped from a locked room! With only a mysterious ransom note as a clue, Werelock and Scratch must embark on a dangerous quest around Gothica City to find her.
Kidnap Most Puzzling is aimed at readers aged 7 and over.
Kidnap Most Puzzling features in the following genres: Crime & Mystery, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Vampires, werewolves and shapeshifters, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Zombies, ghosts and the undead, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Comic (humorous) fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Interactive adventure stories
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. Pre-order. 24th September 2026.
Kidnap Most Puzzling was written by K R Thompson and published by Starboard an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Kidnap Most Puzzling has 144 pages
Yes it is part of Werelock and Scratch series
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. Pre-order. 24th September 2026.