The London Eye Mystery

Nov 16, 2024 6:19 PM

Author:Siobhan Dowd

'A whip-smart puzzle with unforgettable characters' Robin Stevens, bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike

'Compulsive Reading' Independent

'Thoroughly gripping' Sunday Telegraph

A story about family, self-belief and bravery, The London Eye Mystery is a brilliantly inventive crime-caper perfect for fans of Enola Holmes, High-Rise Mystery and A Kind of Spark.

11.32 a.m. Ted and his sister Kat watch their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye. The pod rises from the ground, high above the city.

12.02 p.m. The pod lands and the doors open. Everyone exits - everyone but Salim.

Has he spontaneously combusted? (Ted's theory.)

Has he been kidnapped? (Aunt Gloria's theory.)

Is he even still alive? (The family's unspoken fear.)

Ted doesn't see the world like most people he knows and is sure that with his "unique operating system" of a brain he can uncover the truth about Salim's disappearance.

So, teaming up with Kat, Ted sets out to do just that - following a trail of clues across London. But with time ticking dangerously by, can Ted solve the mystery before it's too late?

A multiple award-winning novel with over 150k copies sold in the UK alone, The London Eye Mystery is a true modern classic that's not to be missed - now featuring an introduction from Robin Stevens.

Don't miss Ted's second detective adventure, The Guggenheim Mystery!

Reviews

A thoroughly gripping detective story

—— Sunday Telegraph

Compulsive reading

—— Independent

Grips the reader from the opening chapter

—— Sunday Times

Dowd transforms disability into a gift

—— The Times

A wonderfully written mystery. It is funny, nerve-wracking and tender by turns, with plenty of pace and excitement as well as some moments for serious reflection

—— School Librarian

Everything about this book - the perky tone, the subtlety of characterisation and the cleverness of the plotting - is absolutely right

—— Irish Times

It's full of hilarious tiny details, which our sharp-eyed hero - and clever parents and children - can spot to solve the mysteries.

—— The Oxford Times

This is picture book storytelling at its best. Text and illustration perfectly integrated so that the eye moves easily across the page and the attention is held. Every page is carefully designed allowing different perspectives, creating excitement and movement through the juxtaposition of whole page and split page spreads as well as techniques adopted from graphic novel or film. There are not enough picture books that can reach older children. This is one - and it is a delight.

—— Books for Keeps

This is an utterly delightful book, packed with quirky text and illustrations and reall unusual.

—— Parents in Touch

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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