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S.J. Waugh

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MM DOWNING & SJ WAUGH really intended to be secret agents disguised as flappers in the Roaring Twenties, if only to don beaded headbands and twirl long strands of pearls while solving delicious crimes involving gangsters.

Or Scotland Yard detectives, wearing tailored, double-breasted suits, and sneaking up rickety fire escapes before pursuing criminals across the rooftops of Victorian London. Unfortunately, they were born in neither place, and without access to a time machine.

So they decided to write books.

If you too are a bit of a sleuth, you may uncover the other stories they’ve written separately and with (maybe) their full names—but here they are simply known as Downing & Waugh…which does sound just a bit like a detective agency…from ...more

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Average rating: 4.62 · 47 ratings · 22 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Adventures of the Flash Gang: Episode One: Exploding Experiment by M.M. Downing, S.J. Waugh (Goodreads Author) 4.68 avg rating — 28 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventures of the Flash Gang, Episode Two: Treasonous Tycoon (Adventures of the Flash Gang, #2) by S.J. Waugh (Goodreads Author), M.M. Downing 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventures of the Flash Gang: Episode Three: Berlin Breakout by M. M. Downing, S.J. Waugh (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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S.J. Waugh is now following OpenedBooks, Ravenclaw Library Books, and Terri Pennington
Sep 28, 2025 12:15PM
S.J. Waugh liked OpenedBooks's review of The Adventures of the Flash Gang: Episode Three: Berlin Breakout: "The third and final installment in The Adventures of the Flash Gang trilogy takes readers on a high-stakes adventure into the heart of Nazi Germany. In Berlin Breakout, Lewis Carter and his loyal friend Pearl Alice Clavell travel to Berlin in 1936, h" Read more of this review »
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S.J. Waugh liked Patrick O'Dowd's review of The Adventures of the Flash Gang: Episode Three: Berlin Breakout: "The Adventures of the Flash Gang: Berlin Break Out by M.M. Downing & S.J. Waugh is an exciting and fast-paced historical adventure. Lewis and Pearl are a fantastic duo, and their bravery and quick thinking in the heart of Nazi-controlled Berlin make " Read more of this review »
Mar 18, 2025 09:13AM · see review
S.J. Waugh made a comment on Heather’s review of The Adventures of the Flash Gang: Episode Three: Berlin Breakout " Thank you so much for this review!! We are so glad you liked it....And this is definitely going to be released in print! "
Nov 03, 2024 08:50AM · see review
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