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      The Detention Detectives

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      'Sharply drawn... convincingly humorous and stroppy' - The Guardian"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!"Murder comes to Hanbridge High, and three...

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      Product ID:9780241523384
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:The Detention Detectives
      Title:The Detention Detectives
      Authors:Author: Lis Jardine
      Page Count:352
      Subjects:Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, School stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years
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      'Sharply drawn... convincingly humorous and stroppy' - The Guardian"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!"Murder comes to Hanbridge High, and three Year Seven misfits want to solve the crime:New boy Jonno hopes playing detective will convince his parents that moving to Hanbridge was a big mistake. School reporter Lydia thinks her news story will sweep everything else off the front page. And young carer Daniel needs the police to arrest the right culprit - for his mum's sake. They may not be friends, but they're about to become. . .The Detention Detectives. 'a fresh new take on the murder mystery genre' - The School Library Association'Friendship, trust, courage and determination are at the heart of this extremely funny murder-mystery tale' - BookTrustMisfits and murder meet in this brilliantly fun new mystery series by debut author Lis Jardine. A perfect next read for fans of Sharna Jackson's The High-Rise Mysteries, Fleur Hitchcock's Murder in Midwinter, and Robin Stevens' Murder Most Unladylike.

      ''Sharply drawn... convincingly humorous and stroppy'' - The Guardian

      "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!"

      Murder comes to Hanbridge High, and three Year Seven misfits want to solve the crime:

      New boy Jonno hopes playing detective will convince his parents that moving to Hanbridge was a big mistake.
      School reporter Lydia thinks her news story will sweep everything else off the front page.
      And young carer Daniel needs the police to arrest the right culprit - for his mum''s sake.

      They may not be friends, but they''re about to become. . .The Detention Detectives.

      ''a fresh new take on the murder mystery genre'' - The School Library Association

      ''Friendship, trust, courage and determination are at the heart of this extremely funny murder-mystery tale'' - BookTrust

      Misfits and murder meet in this brilliantly fun new mystery series by debut author Lis Jardine. A perfect next read for fans of Sharna Jackson''s The High-Rise Mysteries, Fleur Hitchcock''s Murder in Midwinter, and Robin Stevens'' Murder Most Unladylike.


      Imprint Name:Puffin
      Publisher Name:Penguin Random House Children's UK
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2023-01-05

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      Weight248 g
      Dimensions128 × 196 × 29 mm