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Werelock and Scratch: Mystery Most Puzzling

A puzzle solving, interactive, werewolf detective adventure
By K.R. Thompson
Series: Werelock and Scratch
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Calling all mystery fans: The Werelock and Scratch Detective Agency needs you! Can you help Werelock - the world's greatest (and only) werewolf detective - and his raven assistant, Scratch, solve the case before it's too late?'A brilliantly fun puzzle-filled mystery!' - Andy Shepherd, author of... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Can Werelock Howls solve the case? Only if you help him! A fast-paced, hilarious, highly illustrated and interactive adventure for mystery and puzzle-loving readers aged 7-9. Solve the case as you read - it's Scooby Doo meets Hotel Transylvania!

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Calling all mystery fans: The Werelock and Scratch Detective Agency needs you! Can you help Werelock - the world's greatest (and only) werewolf detective - and his raven assistant, Scratch, solve the case before it's too late?

'A brilliantly fun puzzle-filled mystery!' - Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy Who Grew Dragons

'I loved this book, it is AWESOME!' - Toppsta reviewer, age 8

When someone steals the ashes of Gothica City's vampire mayor, Werelock's mother is wrongly accused. Desperate to prove her innocence and bring the mayor back to unlife, Werelock and Scratch are launched into the ultimate treasure hunt.

All clues point to the mayor's long-hidden, dangerous mind-controlling potions. Our daring duo, along with you, dear reader, must race to find the potions before they fall into the wrong hands. Will Werelock and Scratch succeed, or will they fall into a villain's mind-control trap?

With puzzles, clues and riddles to work out, this hilarious, highly illustrated, inventive mystery needs the reader's help to crack the case!

'Fun mystery detective story' - Toppsta reviewer, read to kid aged 9

'Such a fantastic book . . . I couldn't put it down and didn't want to go to sleep' - Toppsta reviewer, age 8

'The puzzles made the story really fun and Scratch was my favourite' - Toppsta reviewer, age 7

'I like how you can solve clues throughout this book' - Toppsta reviewer, age 8

Series: Werelock and Scratch

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  • Werelock and Scratch: Mystery Most Puzzling
    Calling all mystery fans: The Werelock and Scratch Detective Agency needs you! Can you help Werelock - the world's greatest (and only) werewolf detective - and his raven assistant, Scratch, solve the case before it's too late?'A brilliantly fun puzzle-filled mystery!' - Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy Who Grew Dragons'I loved this book, it is AWESOME!' - Toppsta reviewer,...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444981117

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 140g

Pages: 144

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational K.R. Thompson Series: Werelock and Scratch Young Adult Young Adult Mystery & Thriller

About the Author

Long ago in the late 1900s, six-year-old K.R. decided that she was destined to do two things: write children's books; and set up a detective agency to solve quirky mysteries. And so began a decades-long adventure, via a much-loved job as a library assistant, a much-less-loved job stuffing envelopes, and a career as a lawyer... until finally, K.R.'s passion for children's books was reignited by the birth of her children. Now, with the creation of the Werelock and Scratch series, K.R. can finally get to work solving the quirkiest of puzzling mysteries in a world completely of her own making.

K.R. Thompson was born in Essex, UK, grew up in South East London and now lives by the sea in West Sussex with her husband, two children, a cheeky cat and the occasional visiting hedgehog. When she isn't dreaming up stories and mysteries, K.R. can most often be found heading out for walks with a coffee in one hand, a reading book in the other, and a pocketful of snacks to nibble along the way.

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  • Werelock and Scratch: Kidnap Most Puzzling
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    Calling all mystery fans: The Werelock and Scratch Detective Agency needs you for their third case! Can you help Werelock - the world's greatest (and only) werewolf detective - and his raven assistant, Scratch, on a daring rescue mission? With puzzles, clues and riddles to work out, this hilarious, highly illustrated, werewolf-filled take on Sherlock Holmes needs the reader's help...
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