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The Magpie Riddle: a Goldfish Boy Mystery

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FORMAT: Paperback PRICE: £7.99 PAGES: 352 Pages PUBLICATION DATE: 05/07/2025 ISBN: 9780702344282

The Magpie Riddle: a Goldfish Boy Mystery

Lisa Thompson

Scholastic

Welcome back to Chestnut Close, whose residents may not always be exactly who they seem...

Clever, curious Melody Bird has discovered an old abandoned house in the corner of the graveyard, and a mysterious boy hiding there.

Hal tells her that he's a spy-in-training using the house as a base for his undercover surveillance of a known local criminal. Her friends Matthew and Jake don't believe that a twelve year old would be entrusted with this mission and turn the tables to spy on him, uncovering secrets and unravelling a mystery as they go.


Key selling points

  • This companion novel to huge bestseller THE GOLDFISH BOY has the same middle grade magic formula of heart, humour, a page-turning mystery plot and a cast of wonderfully real characters.
  • Over 100,000 copies of Lisa's books sold through TCM.