The London Eye Mystery (Paperback)
Siobhan Dowd (author)Published: 01/09/2016
The late, great Siobhan Dowd’s ingenious ‘howdunit’ combines a meticulously constructed plot with a brilliantly memorable juvenile sleuth to create one of the standout children’s books of the twenty-first century. Engaging and rewarding, The London Eye Mystery is a junior crime novel par excellence.
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.1
2.02am.
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.) Even the police are baffled - so it's up to Ted, whose brain runs on its own unique operating system, to solve this mystery and find Salim. Teaming up with Kat, Ted follows a trail of clues across London - while time ticks dangerously by...
Now featuring a new introduction from bestselling author Robin Stevens.
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
ISBN: 9780141376554
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 234 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 20 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'A thoroughly gripping detective story' - The Sunday Telegraph
'Compulsive reading' - Independent
'Grips the reader from the opening chapter' - The Sunday Times
'Dowd transforms disability into a gift' - The Times
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