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Solve Your Own Mystery: The Monster Maker
Series: Solve Your Own Mystery
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A fantastically imaginative detective story for readers looking for an interactive adventure.
One puzzling mystery. Several slippery suspects. Endless possibilities!
Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies living side by side, trouble is always brewing. And when a fiendish crime is committed, YOU are the detective in charge of the case.
Dr Franklefink’s precious Monster Maker has gone missing and there are lots of suspects! Along with your yeti partner, it’s up to YOU to find the culprit. Should you trail Bramwell Stoker, the terrifying vampire, or Grundle and Grinola, the mischievous goblin twins? Should you follow up a lead about the cunning witches? Or will investigating the doctor’s monstrous son Monty lead you to the thief? YOU decide!
With hundreds of paths to choose from and no dead ends, you’ll solve the mystery every time!
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Solve Your Own Mystery: The Monster Maker
A fantastically imaginative detective story for readers looking for an interactive adventure.One puzzling mystery. Several slippery suspects. Endless possibilities!Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies living side by side, trouble is always brewing. And when a fiendish crime is committed, YOU are the detective in charge of the case.Dr Franklefink’s precious...Paperback$1899Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
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Solve Your Own Mystery: The Missing Magic
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Solve Your Own Mystery: The Monster Maker is praised for its humour and engaging approach, making it a delightful read without the fear factor usually associated with ghouls and monsters. Readers find the interactive mystery engaging, as you choose your path alongside a yeti detective to solve the theft of Dr Frankle Finks’ monster maker. The book immerses readers in its adventurous world, with some even dreaming about the lively detective story, and the unique narrative style gives a sense of direct involvement.
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ISBN: 9781760656560
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 October 2022
Country: Australia
Imprint: Walker Books Australia
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Louise Forshaw
- Illustrated by Louise Forshaw
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 221g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Gareth P. Jones is the author of many books for children, including the Ninja Meerkats, Pet Defenders and Dragon Detective series, and The Considine Curse, for which he won the Blue Peter Book of the Year in 2012. He lives in south London with his family.
Louise Forshaw is an illustrator (and sometimes author) living in a small town in the North East, UK. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Illustration and Animation from Newcastle College. Louise works from home in a small studio, supervised by her three noisy and very mischievous Jack Russell Terriers.
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