Return to the wonderful characters of beloved, bestselling,
award-winning The Goldfish Boy, one of the most talked-about
debut children's books of recent years.
Melody Bird has discovered an old abandoned house in the corner
of the graveyard, and a mysterious boy hiding out there...
Hal tells her that he's a spy-in-training, using the
house as a base for his undercover surveillance of a known local
criminal.
Her friends Matthew and Jake don't believe that a teenager would
be entrusted with this mission and turn the tables to spy on him,
uncovering secrets and unravelling a mystery as they
go.
The sequel to huge bestseller The Goldfish Boy
A clever, very moving mystery for young readers to help solve
"One of our most inventive writers for children" The Times
