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A Heist Before Bedtime

True scrapes and escapes from the bestselling Reverend Richard Coles
By Richard Coles
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Dive into the world of dastardly heists, daring escapes and bungled burglaries with this hilarious collection of twelve TRUE crime stories for kids! Did you know that Albert Einstein's brain was stolen? Or the true tale of the million-dollar McDonald's heist? And the story of the... Read More
Format: Hardback
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For readers aged 9+,TRUE stories of the most peculiar and dastardly heists and crimes ever. Written by bestselling author, priest, presenter and pop legend Reverend Richard Coles

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Dive into the world of dastardly heists, daring escapes and bungled burglaries with this hilarious collection of twelve TRUE crime stories for kids!

Did you know that Albert Einstein's brain was stolen?

Or the true tale of the million-dollar McDonald's heist?

And the story of the maple syrup mystery?

Discover all about these scrapes, escapes and more in this collection of twelve super silly and utterly unbelievable true stories! From Sunday Times bestselling author, the Reverend Richard Coles.

These unbelievable true stories will entertain all readers aged 9+.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526367662

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wren & Rook

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 224

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Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Richard Coles

About the Author

THE REVEREND RICHARD COLES is a writer, broadcaster and an Anglican priest. He co-presented Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4 for a number of years and appears, from time to time, on QI, Have I Got News For You and Would I Lie To You? He has won Christmas MasterChef, Celebrity Mastermind twice, and captained Leeds to victory in Christmas University Challenge in 2019. A contestant on Strictly Come Dancing (2017) and a third place finalist on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2024) he exhibits huge bravery.

He is also a bestselling author of several books including the Canon Clement series which have all been No.1 Sunday Times bestsellers.

This is his first children's book, written with his characteristic wit and humour.

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