LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Never mind “dead good”, Jenny McLachlan’s Dead Good Detectives is dead brilliant - an action-packed piratical adventure bristling with atmosphere, emotion and descriptions so vivid you might just need sunglasses to read it. This has all the quirky comedy of TV show Ghosts as a Back to the Future-esque race against time plays out in a rollicking pirate adventure.
Sid is “not really a school girl. I’m more of a graveyard girl.” A graveyard girl who visits her deceased mum’s burial spot, loves making maps, and has super-clever, super-eccentric Zen for a best friend. That said, Sid is often embarrassed by Zen’s unselfconscious attitude and style - think top hats and wacky waistcoats.
As Sid’s hometown gears up for its annual Pirate Day, she unintentionally summons a 300-year-old pirate from the dead, a man named Bones who hails her a magical hero for setting him free from imprisonment in Halfway House. This bizarre pub is packed with souls who are trapped in limbo by a sinister figure named Old Scratch. Now Sid has freed Bones from Halfway House, it falls to her to help him find his lost treasure so he can unanchor his ties to this world.
This funny quest takes the form of a thrilling race against time, all underpinned by an infectious sense of being brave and being yourself. Never curbed by convention, Zen’s positivity, energy for life, and individuality is an especially healthy tonic - “Weird is the best!” And, in dead good news, we haven’t heard the last from the Dead Good Detectives.
Joanne Owen
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Dead Good Detectives Synopsis
Meet the ghosts in this hilariously heart-racing and spooky adventure and young souls of 8+ by the author of the bestselling Land of Roar series. Perfect for fans of BBC's Ghosts!
Sid Jones loves hanging out in the graveyard with her best friend Zen - they are desperate to see a real-life ghost! But when Sid accidentally summons a 300-year-old pirate from the dead, it opens the door to the HALFWAY HOUSE - a magical inn FULL of lost souls from across the ages, all trapped there by a sinister landlord. There are more ghosts that Sid could ever have imagined - and they're all sure Sid is there to save them! (Sid's sure there's been some kind of mistake.) But someone else is watching, and they're not happy about Sid helping the ghosts . . . TICK, TOCK - TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
Another epic adventure series from the author of the Land of Roar, with magic, peril, pirates, lots of laughs and LOADS of ghosts!
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9781405298155 |
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7th July 2022 |
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Jenny McLachlan |
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Chloe Dominique |
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Farshore an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
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Paperback |
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288 pages |
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Dead Good Detectives |
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Press Reviews
Jenny McLachlan Press Reviews
'Spooktacular fun! Funny, exciting, epic - I loved it!' Sam Copeland, bestselling author
''This is proof, not that it's needed, that Jenny McLachlan is a writer of enormous heart and versatility. I'm a really big fan' Phil Earle
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About Jenny McLachlan
Jenny McLachlan is the author of the bestselling Land of Roar series, as well as several acclaimed teen novels.
Before Jenny became a writer, she was Head of English in a secondary school; she now loves visiting schools as an author and delivering funny and inspiring talks and workshops.
When Jenny isn’t thinking about stories or writing stories, she enjoys living by the seaside, cycling and running over the South Downs.
Photo ©Lee Thompson
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