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Detective Galileo

A hilarious children's book series from one of Australia's favourite comedians, brand new in 2025!
By Peter Helliar and Pete Helliar
Series: Detective Galileo
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A hilarious new series from Australia's favourite comedian, Peter Helliar, about Galileo – a horse with a talent for solving crimes. For as long as he can remember, it has been Galileo's dream to become a police horse. But when his dream comes true, he soon... Read More
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A hilarious new series from Australia's favourite comedian, Peter Helliar, about Galileo – a horse with a talent for solving crimes.

For as long as he can remember, it has been Galileo's dream to become a police horse. But when his dream comes true, he soon realises he's not there to solve crimes – he's just a vehicle to carry around the 'real' human detectives.

When Galileo witnesses a crime, he decides to take matters into his own hands. He has a lot to learn, but each crime he solves is sure to take him one step closer to becoming a real detective...

Detective Galileo combines humour with mystery in a delightful tale that showcases Peter Helliar's knack for storytelling.

Series: Detective Galileo

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  • Detective Galileo
    A hilarious new series from Australia's favourite comedian, Peter Helliar, about Galileo – a horse with a talent for solving crimes. For as long as he can remember, it has been Galileo's dream to become a police horse. But when his dream comes true, he soon realises he's not there to solve crimes – he's just a vehicle to carry...
    By Peter Helliar and Pete Helliar
    Paperback
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  • The Dogfather (Detective Galileo, #2)
    A hilarious new series from Australia's favourite comedian, Peter Helliar, about Galileo – a horse with a talent for solving crimes. The Dogfather (Detective Galileo, #2) introduces us to Galileo's brand-new detective agency on Happy Valley Farm, which is now in business. With the help of Agatha, they've got eyes, ears, and wings all across the farm. Now, if only...
    By Peter Helliar
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781460766217

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 June 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Andrew Joyner
  • Illustrated by Andrew Joyner

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 120g

Pages: 128

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Pete Helliar Peter Helliar Series: Detective Galileo

About the Author

Pete Helliar is one of Australia's favourite comedians and the bestselling author of Frankie Fish. He is a regular on Have You Been Paying Attention?, was a contestant on the 2023 season of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and guest judge on the return season of Thank God You're Here. He is currently appearing on Amazing Race Australia – with his wife Bridget – and Taskmaster Australia. Andrew Joyner is an illustrator, author and cartoonist based in Strathalbyn, South Australia. His much-loved books include The Terrible Plop and Mary & Marcus (both written by Ursula Dubosarsky), The Swap (written by Jan Ormerod) and The Bum Book (written by Kate Mayes). Read more at www.andrewjoyner.com.au

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    The fourth Frankie Fish adventure is finally HERE! Peter Helliar's hilarious best-selling series is back and our favourite time-travellers, Frankie and Drew, are facing their trickiest hurdle yet… Frankie’s always wanted to go to the Olympics, but when his big sister takes the Sonic Suitcase and runs away to Ancient Greece, it looks like she might get there first! It’s...
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