'Sharply drawn... convincingly humorous and stroppy' - The Guardian Finding a dead body at my
new school was a pretty rubbish way to start. But actually getting mixed up in the case? I was
bound to get into deep deep trouble for that! Murder comes to Hanbridge High and three Year
Seven misfits want to solve the crime: New boy Jonno hopes playing detective will convince his
parents that moving to Hanbridge was a big mistake. School reporter Lydia thinks her news story
will sweep everything else off the front page. And young carer Daniel needs the police to
arrest the right culprit - for his mum's sake. They may not be friends but they're about to
become. . .The Detention Detectives. 'a fresh new take on the murder mystery genre' - The
School Library Association'Jardine mixes laugh-out-loud humour with plenty of super sleuthing!'
- Lucy Brandt author of Leonora Bolt Misfits and murder meet in this brilliantly fun new
mystery series by debut author Lis Jardine. A perfect next read for fans of The High-Rise
Mysteries Anisha Accidental Detective and Murder Most Unladylike.
