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Friday Barnes #10: Undercover – R. A. Spratt
Penguin Australia February 2022 ISBN: 9781761043659 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $15.99 Some readers of this blog may recall my review of the ‘re-appearance’ of Friday and her cronies. My kiddos at school lost their minds when it hit the shelves so make sure you stand back again because the rush will be on. Now that Friday et al are…
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Friday Barnes #9: No Escape – R. A. Spratt
Penguin Australia February 2021 ISBN: 9781760895761 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $15.99 R. A. Spratt (aka Rachel) said to me ‘NO spoilers’ when I mentioned I was about to review this new Friday Barnes instalment and given she is both fit and feisty albeit small, I am not about to quibble! So here’s my rather ‘different’ review ;-). A) Friday…
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Death sets Sail – Robin Stevens
Penguin Australia September 2020 ISBN: 9780241419809 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 All good things must come to an end – even great things must – and I foresee there will be gnashing of teeth amongst my readers who are so dedicated to this series as they realise this is the final chapter. Robin Stevens has turned detective/murder mystery fiction…
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Fabio the World’s Greatest Detective: Peril at Lizard Lake – Laura James. Illustrated by Emily Fox
Bloomsbury Australia March 2020 ISBN: 9781408889374 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP: $12.99 I do love Fabio – the Hercule Poirot of the flamingo species – and though the kids who read it may not really get that connection these books are still really good fun. Together with his rather dopey offsider the rather…
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The Secret Key (Agatha Oddly: #1) – Lena Jones
Harper Collins ISBN: 9780008211837 ISBN 10: 0008211833 Imprint: HarperCollins – GB June 2018 List Price: 14.99 AUD Here’s a brilliant new girl detective series for all your lovers of this ever popular genre and this one is for slightly older girls. How can anyone resist someone named after the Queen of detective fiction herself? Agatha Oddlow is thirteen years…
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Shadow of the Centaurs- Saviour Pirotta
Bloomsbury January 2019 ISBN: 9781472940254 Imprint: Bloomsbury Education RRP: $14.99 This is the fourth in this series but my first foray into the ancient world of scribe Nico and his slave friend Thrax who have become somewhat adept in solving most peculiar mysteries but it certainly won’t be the last. I loved the unravelling…
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Fabio the World’s Greatest Flamingo Detective: The Case of the Missing Hippo – Laura James
Bloomsbury March 2018 ISBN: 9781408889312 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP : AU$12.99 Like many others I am addicted to great detective fiction be it books or TV shows and also like many others my favourite sleuth is the one and only Hercule Poirot (as in David Suchet not – you know who KB bleuggh). So…
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Lexi & Lottie #1: Trusty Twin Detectives – Melanie Alexander
Penguin Random House 9780143784135 May 29, 2017 Random House Australia Children’s RRP $12.99 If you’re looking for something new for your early independent readers this might be just the thing. Ignorant as I am of TV shows in the main, apparently this is based on a kids’ show of the same name. The author…
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Friday Barnes 7: Bitter Enemies – Rachel Spratt
Penguin Random House 9780143784197 July 31, 2017 Random House Australia Children’s RRP $15.99 Beginning of term at Highcrest Academy has never been so dreary and desolate. Melanie and Ian are both depressed and missing their quirky best friend Friday, who has been whisked off to Switzerland to be with her family and attend Europe’s…
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Friday Barnes #5 The Plot Thickens – R. A. Spratt
9780857989932 August 1, 2016 Random House Australia Children’s RRP $15.99 I have some readers who have been driving us mad in the library waiting and waiting on a new Friday Barnes fix – and here it is! Friday’s at her best solving mysteries, uncovering truth, being a complete dork and antagonising people in this…
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