Marsh Road Mysteries: Diamonds and Daggers
By (Author) Elen Caldecott
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
25th February 2015
5th February 2015
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
240
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
202g
Meet Piotr, Minnie, Andrew, Flora and Sylvie true friends and even better mystery-solvers! Hollywood sensation, Betty Massino, has come to star in the theatre down the road and Piotr and his friends Andrew and Minnie couldnt be more excited! But when the famous actresss hugely expensive diamond necklace goes missing, Piotrs dad, a security guard at the theatre, is a prime suspect. Soon, Piotr faces the very real threat of being sent home to Poland. With the help of Sylvie and her twin sister Flora, can Piotr, Andrew and Minnie solve the crime or will they lose Piotr forever The first in a fantastic new series filled with friendship, adventure and mystery! Perfect for fans of Lauren St John, this is THE new mystery adventure series by Waterstones Book Prize shortlisted author Elen Caldecott.
Ordinary children tackle some quite extraordinary mysteries in Elen Caldecotts Marsh Road series. These lively, warm-hearted stories of family, friends and adventure are a real delight * Katherine Woodfine, author of The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow *
Elen Caldecott graduated with an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University and is now the author of six children's novels. Before becoming a writer, she was an archaeologist, a nurse, a theatre usher and a museum security guard. Her debut novel, How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Elen lives in Bristol with her husband and their dog.