Title:
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DEAD MAN'S COVE
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By: |
Lauren St. John |
Format: |
Hardback |
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ISBN 10: |
1444000209 |
ISBN 13: |
9781444000207 |
Publisher: |
HACHETTE CHILDREN'S GROUP |
Pub. date: |
1 March, 2010 |
Series: |
Laura Marlin Mysteries Bk. 1 |
Pages: |
208 |
Description: |
Blue Peter award-winning mystery adventure series from the author of THE WHITE GIRAFFE quartet, about Laura Marlin, an 11-year-old ace detective. |
Synopsis: |
When orphaned Laura Marlin moves from a children's home to live with her uncle in Cornwall, she longs for a life of excitement just like the characters in her favourite detective novels. A real life adventure is on hand as she is deposited at her uncle's spooky house ...Why does her uncle, Calvin Redfern, forbid her to go to Dead Man's Cove? What's the truth about Tariq, the silent Indian boy who lives with the flamboyant Mukthars? Who is J? Who has left the message in a bottle for Laura to discover? Mysteries abound and who better to solve them than Laura Marlin, ace detective? Accompanied by her trusty companion, Skye, a three-legged husky, the dog she's always wanted, Laura's adventures begin in this first captivating mystery, winner of the 2011 Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) |
Prizes: |
Winner of Blue Peter Children's Book Awards: Favourite Stories 2011
Winner of Blue Peter Children's Book Awards: Overall Winner 2011
Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: National Book Tokens |
Returns: |
Returnable |