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The Swifts

By Beth Lincoln
Series: The Swifts
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A hilarious mystery adventure perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Lemony Snicket. On the day they are born, each Swift is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name and a definition, and it is assumed they will grow up to match.... Read More
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A hilarious mystery adventure perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Lemony Snicket.

On the day they are born, each Swift is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name and a definition, and it is assumed they will grow up to match. Unfortunately, Shenanigan Swift has other ideas.

So what if her relatives all think she's destined to turn out as a troublemaker, just because of her name? Shenanigan knows she can be whatever she wants – pirate, explorer or even detective.

Which is lucky, really, because when one of the Family tries to murder Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, someone has to work out whodunit.

With the help of her sisters and cousin, Shenanigan grudgingly takes on the case, but more murders, a hidden treasure, and an awful lot of suspects make things seriously complicated.

Can Shenanigan catch the killer before the whole household is picked off? And in a Family where definitions are so important, can she learn to define herself?

The Swifts by Beth Lincoln invites readers into a thrilling adventure filled with mystery and wit, where one's identity is not predestined but discovered.

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  • The Swifts
    A hilarious mystery adventure perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Lemony Snicket. On the day they are born, each Swift is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name and a definition, and it is assumed they will grow up to match. Unfortunately, Shenanigan Swift has other ideas. So what if her relatives all think she's...
    By Beth Lincoln
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  • The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues
    The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues by Beth Lincoln is an instant New York Times bestseller and the sequel to the multi-award-winning The Swifts – a gleeful gothic mystery perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Robin Stevens. Shenanigan Swift hates burglars... So when the famous criminal gang Ouvolpo targets Swift House and swaps a valuable painting for an exploding...
    By Beth Lincoln
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  • The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues
    The second book in the New York Times-bestselling series - a gleeful gothic mystery perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Robin Stevens. Shenanigan Swift hates burglars . . . So when the famous criminal gang Ouvolpo target Swift House and swap a valuable painting for an exploding inflatable bird, Shenanigan sets off in pursuit, determined to make them pay....
    By Beth Lincoln
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  • The Swifts
    A hilarious mystery adventure perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Lemony Snicket. The Swifts is the Children's Winner of the 2023 Nero Book Awards. On the day they are born, each Swift is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name and a definition, and it is assumed they will grow up to match. Unfortunately, Shenanigan...
    By Beth Lincoln
    Hardback
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ISBN: 9780241536452

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 January 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Claire Powell

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 367g

Pages: 464

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About the Author

Beth Lincoln (Author) Beth Lincoln is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Swifts. Raised in a former Victorian railway station in the North of England, her childhood fears included porcelain dolls, the Durham panther, and wardrobes that looked at her funny. She grew neither tall nor wise, and never learned to play an instrument - but she did write stories, a bad habit that has persisted to this day. When she isn't writing, Beth is woodcarving, or making a mess of her flat, or talking the nearest ear off about unexplained occurrences. Her favourite things include ghosts, crisps, and weird old words like bumbershoot and zounderkite. Among its many accolades, The Swifts was the winner of the Nero Book Award for Children's Fiction and the Barnes & Noble Children's & YA Book Award. Beth lives in Newcastle upon Tyne with her partner and hopefully, by the time you are reading this, a dog. Claire Powell (Illustrator) Claire Powell is a bestselling children's book illustrator who got her first book deal in 2016 and has never looked back. After spending many years in London, Claire now enjoys a quieter life in the rolling hills of Derbyshire with her partner Stefan (who may not agree that living with Claire is quiet).

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  • The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues
    The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues by Beth Lincoln is an instant New York Times bestseller and the sequel to the multi-award-winning The Swifts – a gleeful gothic mystery perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Robin Stevens. Shenanigan Swift hates burglars... So when the famous criminal gang Ouvolpo targets Swift House and swaps a valuable painting for an exploding...
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  • The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues
    The second book in the New York Times-bestselling series - a gleeful gothic mystery perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Robin Stevens. Shenanigan Swift hates burglars . . . So when the famous criminal gang Ouvolpo target Swift House and swap a valuable painting for an exploding inflatable bird, Shenanigan sets off in pursuit, determined to make them pay....
    By Beth Lincoln
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    A hilarious mystery adventure perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Lemony Snicket. The Swifts is the Children's Winner of the 2023 Nero Book Awards. On the day they are born, each Swift is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name and a definition, and it is assumed they will grow up to match. Unfortunately, Shenanigan...
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