Friday 5 September 2014

1936: Brandon Lake, the Invisible Detective

Calling all bookworms!
Imagine, if you were invisible, it would be so easy to investigate mysteries, wouldn't it? But being  invisible isn't possible! Or is it?
London, 1936: Art and his friends Meg, Jonny and Flinch are four extraordinary kids- or detectives- who fight crime- but how? These four kids unite and act as one man: The Invisible Detective a.k.a Brandon Lake. Brandon Lake seems like a shadowy detective to the people of London, but he's just the creation of Art, Meg, Jonny and Flinch.
 He- or perhaps they- hold sessions every Monday evening. Pay six pence and get your mystery solved by next week's session. But sometimes the mysteries are quiet abnormal....
What can four kids do if ghost soldiers stalk through London, or monsters crawl the sewers or very strange, familiar puppets come to town?
London, today: When young Arthur Drake enters the old- supposedly haunted- antique shop, he is given a strange old stone and the old, yellowing casebook of the Invisible Detective by the shop owner. Suddenly thrown into the world full of strange dreams and images, monsters and ancestors, Arthur realizes he shares a special link with the Invisible Detective!
Can Arthur find out more about the past and about the Invisible Detective with whom he shares a mysterious connection?
Justin Richards is a British writer whose most books take place during Victorian times or 20th century London. He has also written the Doctor Who books, Tears of the Oracle, Time Runners, The Doomsday Manuscript and many more books too. I recommend this book to ages 8 and above.
Anthony Horowitz, author of the Groosham Grange and The Diamond Brothers series says,"extremely enjoyable... I am a fan of the Invisible Detective."
I also give this series 10/10 stars!

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