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The Last Leg
The Last Leg
Sep 20, 2024 3:36 PM

Author:Richard Kidd

The Last Leg

When Claude goes to the Isle of Skye for a quiet holiday with his dad and aunt, all recuperating from the recent death of his mother, he expects his only adventures to be in his active imagination. However, having been befriended by Roddy, an old fisherman, Claude is amazed to see what look like hundreds of body parts being washed up on the beach. On closer examination, these turn out to be shop-window dummies and a curious attraction leads Roddy to keep one of the heads as a souvenir. But Roddy's harmless pilfering surely shouldn't attract the attentions of two very dangerous-looking men from Italy, who mysteriously appear on Skye? A fantastic mystery story, which moves from Scotland to Italy, and will grip the reader all the way.

Reviews

Splendidly incredible . . . [These stories] deserve to amuse a new generation of children as much as they amused their parents

—— The Scotsman

Full of humour and will be enjoyed as much by parents as by children

—— Junior Bookshelf

Genuine wit and ingenuity

—— Times Literary Supplement

If you enjoyed Professor Branestawm, you will know what sort of imaginative nonsense to expect

—— Sunday Mirror

I thought this book was crime-tastic. It is very adventurous and a really thrilling read . . . one of the best books I have read in my lifetime . . . brilliant with a special storyline.

—— Freya Coombs, Age 10 , The Sun

Author Forman explores “the line between true self and feigned self,” the multiple personae, roles and identities that coexist in a single soul.

—— Kirkus

Sweepingly romantic, this book is a living, breathing memory of the whirlwind of emotions that go hand in hand with falling in love.

—— Sugarscape

. . . The plot is superfast, and is just the kind of story that could suck in even the most reluctant of readers.

—— bookzone4boys

Dibben expertly captures the sights, sounds and smells of Sweden in the 1790s and all the horror, drama and everyday life of Ancient Rome, even down to the snacks people ate in the street . . . The History Keepers has reminded me why I first started reading teenage fiction again – when it’s done well, as this is, you get proper heroes and villains . . . This series will be devoured by those who are looking for something new post Harry P.

—— Katy Moran

An exciting plot, evil baddies and lovable heroes all add to this exciting page-turner as the History Keepers race around Rome.

—— Scribbler Magazine

Yet another brilliant book that you never want to put down.

—— Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle
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