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3 of a Kind
Rohan Gavin
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Description for 3 of a Kind
Paperback. Series: Knightley and Son. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Who will hold the winning hand? Sherlock meets Ocean's Eleven in this wickedly funny, action-packed crime caper. Darkus Knightley is used to expecting the unexpected. An extraordinary solver of crimes, with immense powers of deduction, and regularly found bedecked in tweed, Darkus is anything but the average 13-year-old. But he is the person to call when strange goings-on are afoot! Despite trying to leave his detective ways behind to lead a normal teenage life, when his father's loyal housekeeper, Bogna, goes missing, Darkus must return to the family fold and follow the clues to America and the bright lights of Las Vegas. Alongside his father, Alan, and stepsister, Tilly, Darkus must once again face the deadly criminal organisation, the Combination - and this time, all bets are off. With danger at every turn, Knightley and Son will need an ace or two up their sleeves in order to win this game. Will the odds be in our detective duo's favour? Or will this be the Knightleys' final roll of the dice? Perfect for fans of Sherlock, this thrilling crime adventure will keep you on the edge of your seats. www.knightleyandson.com
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Knightley and Son
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408860083
SKU
V9781408860083
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10
About Rohan Gavin
Rohan Gavin attended Exeter College, Oxford and the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, where he worked as a screenwriter. After developing a passion for hard-boiled detective fiction and outlandish conspiracy theories, he returned to London to write the Knightley & Son series. His ambition is to start a father-son detective agency, if his son will allow it.
Reviews for 3 of a Kind
Dangers are faced in London in an engaging, characterful debut ... with enjoyably convincing family relationships
Nicolette Jones
Sunday Times, Pick of the Week
A breathless plot that hurls the reader from one tense situation to another, the adrenalin balanced by a liberal dose of humour ... this is extreme writing for extreme fun. So what are you waiting for - open the popcorn, settle back and enjoy the ride
Books For Keeps
Aimed at young adventurers, Rohan Gavin's Knightley & Son, for age 10+, perfectly combines comedy and crime-solving as young Doc Knightley tries to discover what caused his father, a private investigator, to fall into a coma. This is an engaging debut and the tweed-loving Doc is a young Holmes for our times
Daily Mail
Full of suspense, intrigue and humour this is a modern day classic detective mystery
Guardian Best New Children's Books, Summer 2014
Heaps of mystery, dry humor and tweed abound in this exemplar of crime fiction a la Doyle ... A rousing page-turner with one fault: it ends
Kirkus Reviws, starred review
A lively romp which will certainly please young readers
Books for Keeps
This is a fun crime novel for young readers ... hilarious and a bit scary, it's a good adventure
bookwitch.com
Rohan Gavin has created a protagonist that readers will grow to love bookzone4boys.com My inner twelve-year-old took to Darkus pretty much instantly ... it reminded me of the Artemis Fowl books ... I'd recommend for the young Sherlockian, crime aficionado, or action fan in anyone's life
Bakerstreetbabes.com
`Intelligent, thrilling crime fiction with quirky characters and bags of dry humour'
Guardian, Best New Children's Books, Summer 2016
Nicolette Jones
Sunday Times, Pick of the Week
A breathless plot that hurls the reader from one tense situation to another, the adrenalin balanced by a liberal dose of humour ... this is extreme writing for extreme fun. So what are you waiting for - open the popcorn, settle back and enjoy the ride
Books For Keeps
Aimed at young adventurers, Rohan Gavin's Knightley & Son, for age 10+, perfectly combines comedy and crime-solving as young Doc Knightley tries to discover what caused his father, a private investigator, to fall into a coma. This is an engaging debut and the tweed-loving Doc is a young Holmes for our times
Daily Mail
Full of suspense, intrigue and humour this is a modern day classic detective mystery
Guardian Best New Children's Books, Summer 2014
Heaps of mystery, dry humor and tweed abound in this exemplar of crime fiction a la Doyle ... A rousing page-turner with one fault: it ends
Kirkus Reviws, starred review
A lively romp which will certainly please young readers
Books for Keeps
This is a fun crime novel for young readers ... hilarious and a bit scary, it's a good adventure
bookwitch.com
Rohan Gavin has created a protagonist that readers will grow to love bookzone4boys.com My inner twelve-year-old took to Darkus pretty much instantly ... it reminded me of the Artemis Fowl books ... I'd recommend for the young Sherlockian, crime aficionado, or action fan in anyone's life
Bakerstreetbabes.com
`Intelligent, thrilling crime fiction with quirky characters and bags of dry humour'
Guardian, Best New Children's Books, Summer 2016