Dead Man's Cove (Laura Marlin Mysteries 1)

Dead Man's Cove (Laura Marlin Mysteries 1)

by Lauren St John (Author)

Synopsis

The first book in a gripping adventure series about eleven year old ace detective, Laura Marlin, from award-winning author Lauren St John. 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.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Publisher: Orion Childrens
Published: 07 Mar 2011

ISBN 10: 1444001485
ISBN 13: 9781444001488
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: Blue Peter award-winning mystery adventure series from the author of THE WHITE GIRAFFE quartet, about Laura Marlin, an 11-year-old ace detective.
Prizes: Winner of Blue Peter Children's Book Awards: Favourite Stories 2011 and Blue Peter Children's Book Awards: Overall Winner 2011. Shortlisted for Salford Children's Book Award 2014 and Galaxy National Book Awards: National Book Tokens Children's Book of the Year 2011.

Media Reviews
I strongly believe that this is a book everyone will love. It is full of adventure and mystery. It's one of those books that you really don't want to put down and you really have to force yourself to stop reading * THE GUARDIAN ONLINE *
The Blue Peter Book of the Year Award-winning book is completely cptivating * The Junior Week *
A charming novel * TEENAGE FICTION FOR ALL AGES *
Author Bio

Lauren St John is the author of several books on sports and music, as well as the award-winning children's series THE WHITE GIRAFFE, the BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD-winning LAURA MARLIN series and THE ONE DOLLAR HORSE trilogy. Her first adult novel, THE OBITUARY WRITER, was published in 2013.

Lauren St John is one of the lead voices of Authors4 Oceans, a collective of 50 writers calling to ban the use of plastics in the book industry.

Visit Lauren's website at www.laurenstjohn.com, like her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Lauren-St-John/120957211278399 and follow her on Twitter @laurenstjohn