The Detention Detectives: Talent for Trouble

Overview

JOIN THE DETENTION DETECTIVES ON THEIR FINAL CASE!

It’s been four months since the gang semi-solved their last mystery. But their biggest suspect remains at large, and when a local teen goes missing it becomes a race against time to connect the clues . . . 

• Star Trek superfan DANIEL leads the case, though his mood swings might be getting in the way of cracking it…
• Music-lover JONNO is distracted by the school talent competition. It may seem silly to the others, but Daniel’s got the people skills and Lydia’s got the brains - so do they even need him?
• School reporter LYDIA is normally great at investigations. But with a different unsolved case on her hands, and a newspaper to edit, she doesn’t have time for the boys’ dramas…

As the trio are pulled in different directions, can Daniel bring them together one last time to solve the mystery before it’s too late?

Author Biography

Lis Jardine grew up in London and the Black Country. She has been a lifelong reading addict and is rarely spotted in the wild without a book, often a Golden Age murder mystery or a comic fantasy. She currently lives with her daughters in Cheshire where she combines the two best jobs in the world: secondary school librarian and children’s novelist.


Lis studied English Literature at the University of Warwick and completed the MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University. She has not won any prizes since a General Knowledge quiz at primary school, but in 2024 Lis was longlisted for the Branford Boase Award and shortlisted for both the James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Award and the CrimeFest Best Crime Novel for Children Award.
In her spare time, Lis likes to watch TV, learn Norwegian (2000+ day Duo streak!) and umpire her cats.


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