The Case of the Counterfeit Criminals

Jan 16, 2025 12:19 PM

Author:Jordan Stratford

When the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency is approached by famous fossil hunter Mary Anning, the team know that this could be their most important case yet.

Mary Anning’s precious dog has been snatched – to get her back, the kidnappers demand she lie about fake dinosaur bones, and pretend they are genuine.

Now the Wollstonecraft detectives have just three days to track down the fossil fakers, and save the integrity of science! The game is afoot: blood-sucking leeches, smoke bombs and diabolical disguises abound.

And behind the lies and fakery, a genuine criminal may finally be revealed . . .

Reviews

A heart-warming story with a great girl-power message

—— Jacqueline Wilson on The Racehorse Who Wouldn't Gallop

A cheerful paean to books, big thighs and working hard to realise your dreams

—— Guardian

Funny and touching

—— Telegraph

There are useful human life lessons here: create a team, Balding urges, delegate, do your research, believe in yourself, and magic ensues

—— Observer

Will inspire girls to aim high

—— Daily Express

Charlie is a feisty, funny girl who will appeal to pony-mad readers who'll devour all the inside knowledge of the equine world that Balding brings to her debut

—— Daily Mail

Even better than its predecessor . . . Brilliant

—— The Bookzone

These Agatha-Christie-indebted tales involve detective duo Daisy Wells and her sidekick Hazel Wong, wealthy schoolgirls from England and Hong Kong. In the first book, they investigated a murder at their boarding school. This time, Daisy's family's stately home - a hotbed of jealousy and greed - provides a rich cast of suspects when it's not just the cake candles that are snuffed out at a birthday tea party. Emotional conflict, logical deduction and the period setting make for an entertaining, nostalgic brainteaser

—— Nicolette Jones , Sunday Times

As irresistible and entertaining as the first. Just the thing to devour with a pot of tea and a plate of scones

—— Young Post

How can you not want to read this book over and over again? How can you not want to share it with everyone you meet?

—— Xena's Mom , Librarian's Quest

Mini Grey is as skilful as ever as she unravels a complex, tragic and very funny story through action-packed illustrations, captions and speech bubbles.

—— Guardian Review

A gentle, entertaining story.

—— Daily Mail

A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year—and it's an "Outstanding Merit" title!

—— Bank Street College of Education , The Best Children's Books of the Year, 2015 Edition

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