Author: Jardine, Lis Interest age: from c 9 yearsPublished on 5 January 2023 by Penguin Random House Children's UK (Puffin) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Detention Detectives' series.Paperback | 352 pages128 x 196 x 29 | 248g '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.
