{"product_id":"9781338036497","title":"Kid Alone: A Garvie Smith Mystery : A Garvie Smith Mystery","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eKid Alone: A Garvie Smith Mystery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Simon Mason\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe unforgettable, unflappable Garvie Smith returns in a brand-new story sure to delight fans of true crime shows, in a mystery guaranteed to have you guessing till the last page!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Garvie Smith. Good-for-nothing scoundrel, genius, and sometime detective. Right in the middle of exams hell -- until now.A boy from Marsh Academy has been shot, with no clear motive and no clues. Disgraced police detective Raminder Singh is on the case, and he's determined to keep Garvie away.But Garvie knows he's the only one who has any idea where to look for the answers. Starting with his best friend's girlfriend. And it's going to take more than pointless studying or flunking his tests to stop him getting involved.Exams. What exams?     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRunning Girl\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003eShortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award\"Highly entertaining... seamlessly melding British teen drama with a believable and suspenseful plot full of well-executed twists.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\"Well-written and smoothly paced... Garvie is exceptionally well drawn... This hip urban revamp of the mystery genre will win over strong readers, especially those looking for diverse genre fiction.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\"If you love figuring out clues to challenging puzzles, you will love this book... \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003ePaper Towns\u003c\/i\u003e.\" -- \u003ci\u003eReviews Coming at YA\u003c\/i\u003e (online)\"Readers will like Garvie's quirkiness and ingenuity, and will be impressed with his detective skills.\" -- \u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e\"[A] satisfying whodunit.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\"It's got BBC TV adaptation written all over it.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\"There's never been a school-age sleuth quite like the excellent Garvie Smith.\" -- \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\"An engrossing detective story... tautly written, extremely pacy.\" -- \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\"Sassily written... Compelling.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRunning Girl\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003eShortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award\"Highly entertaining... seamlessly melding British teen drama with a believable and suspenseful plot full of well-executed twists.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\"Well-written and smoothly paced... Garvie is exceptionally well drawn... This hip urban revamp of the mystery genre will win over strong readers, especially those looking for diverse genre fiction.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\"If you love figuring out clues to challenging puzzles, you will love this book... \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003ePaper Towns\u003c\/i\u003e.\" -- \u003ci\u003eReviews Coming at YA\u003c\/i\u003e (online)\"Readers will like Garvie's quirkiness and ingenuity, and will be impressed with his detective skills.\" -- \u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e\"[A] satisfying whodunit.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\"It's got BBC TV adaptation written all over it.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\"There's never been a school-age sleuth quite like the excellent Garvie Smith.\" -- \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\"An engrossing detective story... tautly written, extremely pacy.\" -- \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\"Sassily written... Compelling.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781338036497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"David Fickling Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40761212109006,"sku":"9781338036497","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_32422d67-4861-49a1-9d99-dee4a161b72f.jpg?v=1644506036","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781338036497","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}