The Carmody Casebooks

Nov 11, 2024 2:31 PM

Author:Ian Beck

'A cracker . . . Utterly convincing' Philip Pullman

The Disappearance of Tom Pile

When bright lights are spotted above a tiny village in Dorset, the locals suspect German bombers.

Jack Carmody believes otherwise. He is part of a secret government department, set up to explore the supernatural and the unexplained.

Then a boy – Tom Pile – is discovered, alone and scared.

Tom went missing forty years ago

The Miraculous Return of Annick Garel

One year later two French fishermen see strange lights over the channel – and discover the body of a girl, still alive.

Annick Garel drowned in a storm thirty years ago.

Both children have powers that could change the course of the Second World War. Both sides in that war want their secrets

These are two extraordinary stories.

These are the Casebooks of Jack Carmody.

Reviews

A cracker . . . Utterly convincing

—— Philip Pullman

WW2, somewhere in southern England. Our mathematically and psychically gifted soldier-narrator is on a secret mission . . . Despite the diversity of its elements, this is a well-paced, enjoyable read, which effectively combines ideas generally not seen together in WW2 fiction, and certainly not children's fiction

—— Armadillo

The real-life location, historical detail and plausible contemporary voices give this conviction

—— Sunday Times

An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion. You'll read it in one sitting

—— Bookseller

Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances

—— Entertainment Weekly

A gripping SF trilogy about an Earth decimated by an alien invasion... the question of what it means to be human is at the forefront

—— Publishers Weekly

This is DAMN and WOW territory. Quite simply, one of the best books I've read in years

—— Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author.

This book is scary!

—— Teen Now (starred review)

A fantastic read. The 5th Wave is an electrifying page-turner

—— Kathy Reichs, New York Times bestselling author

Yancey's heartfelt, violent, paranoid epic, filled with big heroics and bigger surprises, is part War of the Worlds, part Starship Troopers, part Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and part The Stand . . . a sure thing for reviewers and readers alike.

—— Booklist (starred review)

Breathtakingly fast-paced and original, The 5th Wave is a reading tsunami that grabs hold and won't let go.

—— 'Melissa De La Cruz, New York Times bestselling author of the Blue Bloods series.

...a twisty survival story that borrows elements from romance, horror and dystopian fiction

—— Wall Street Journal

Wildly entertaining... I couldn't turn the pages fast enough

—— Justin Cronin , New York Times

The pace is relentless

—— Heat

Action-packed.

—— MTV.com

A cut above anything else in the genre

—— Sunday Telegraph

Borrow this one from your teen's nightstand while they're at school

—— People Magazine

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