Detecticat. Arsenic and old wolves – vol. 5
Pierdomenico Baccalario
Detecticat. Big Octopus in Little China – vol. 6
Humorous
Mystery
A tough case, a clever rival, and one cat who always lands on his feet.
There’s a new detective in town—Detective Merlow, fresh from Gnu York. As soon as she arrives, she tackles the mysterious case of Tasso Quarrel’s robbery. Detective Merlow is clever, quick, and efficient, but Detecticat is determined to prove that he’s still the best detective around. Will Detecticat solve the mystery first, or will Detective Merlow beat him to the punch?
- Engaging detective stories for early readers, featuring small, humorous mysteries that captivate children’s curiosity and encourage independent reading.
- Clues clearly visible to readers: each story provides clear, easy-to-spot clues that enable young readers to anticipate solutions before Detecticat does.
From the same series (Detecticat): Detecticat and the Bullglar, Crime and Fisherment, The Mastiff Always Plays Twice, The Window Overlooking the Pigsty, Arsenic and Old Wolves, The Caterpillar Beyond the Hedge, The Sunday Weasel.
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Target:
5-7
Year:
2024
Author
Pierdomenico Baccalario
Pierdomenico Baccalario has been writing children’s novels since 1997, when he won the Il Battello a Vapore literary prize with La strada del Guerriero (The Way of the Warrior) using his neighbour’s name. Since then, his bestsellers have been written under as many pseudonyms (the best known being Ulysses Moore and Irene Adler), translated into more than thirty languages and published with major Italian and foreign publishers. He has collaborated with Lucca Comics & Games for more than twenty years, has written for Repubblica, and is a columnist for the newspaper Corriere della Sera’s La Lettura literary supplement. In 2014, he founded the Book on a Tree creative agency in London.
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