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The After School Detective Club #4
Case of the Dastardly Dognappers
"[A]dventure-lovingreaders will find the developing friendships between the four children amusingand the mystery moderately exciting.... A jolly adventure story..."— Kirkus Reviews , review of TheCase of the Smugglers’ The After School Adventure Book One
Things in Southwold get off to a bad start! Max has to do extra lessons while Charlie has been roped into helping with the decorating. Meanwhile Lucy loses an important race to a new girl in her school, Miranda Fitchwitherington, who seems to enjoy being as mean as possible to Lucy and the rest of the gang. And there is more bad news – when the gang meet Captain Tom, walking his own dog, Pugly, he tells them about an outbreak of pet thefts in the area. When they meet a lady looking for her lost dog, their worst fears are realised – there are dognappers on the loose in Southwold!
Things in Southwold get off to a bad start! Max has to do extra lessons while Charlie has been roped into helping with the decorating. Meanwhile Lucy loses an important race to a new girl in her school, Miranda Fitchwitherington, who seems to enjoy being as mean as possible to Lucy and the rest of the gang. And there is more bad news – when the gang meet Captain Tom, walking his own dog, Pugly, he tells them about an outbreak of pet thefts in the area. When they meet a lady looking for her lost dog, their worst fears are realised – there are dognappers on the loose in Southwold!
240 pages, Paperback
Published June 20, 2023
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Mark Dawson was born in Lowestoft and grew up in Manchester and Chicago. He has worked as a lawyer and currently works in the London film industry. His first books, "The Art of Falling Apart" and "Subpoena Colada" have been published in multiple languages.
He is currently writing two series. Soho Noir is set in the West End of London between 1940 and 1970. The first book in the series, "The Black Mile", deals with the (real life but little known) serial killer who operated in the area during the Blitz. "The Imposter" traces the journey of a criminal family (think The Sopranos in austerity London and you'd be on the right track).
The John Milton series features a disgruntled special agent who aims to help people to make amends for the terrible things that he has done. Mark, as a child of the 80s, will freely admit that he watched a lot of The Equalizer in his youth.
Mark lives in Wiltshire with his family.
You can find him at www.markjdawson.com or www.facebook.com/markdawsonauthor.
http://eepurl.com/Cai5X
Mark Dawson was born in Lowestoft and grew up in Manchester and Chicago. He has worked as a lawyer and currently works in the London film industry. His first books, "The Art of Falling Apart" and "Subpoena Colada" have been published in multiple languages.
He is currently writing two series. Soho Noir is set in the West End of London between 1940 and 1970. The first book in the series, "The Black Mile", deals with the (real life but little known) serial killer who operated in the area during the Blitz. "The Imposter" traces the journey of a criminal family (think The Sopranos in austerity London and you'd be on the right track).
The John Milton series features a disgruntled special agent who aims to help people to make amends for the terrible things that he has done. Mark, as a child of the 80s, will freely admit that he watched a lot of The Equalizer in his youth.
Mark lives in Wiltshire with his family.
You can find him at www.markjdawson.com or www.facebook.com/markdawsonauthor.
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
May 19, 2024
Dawson Destiny #4
After School Detective Club #4
Probably the weakest of the books so far, firstly the word Dastardly is well not the greatest word for a book title that is meant to be somewhat serious, secondly there was no real investigating the villains came in wearing black hats and it was pretty clear the whole time who they were.
A twist somewhere in the tail could have been welcome.
Apart from that it was still a great yarn to read, and we are getting to know our characters.
My hope is if the series continues the characters will grow older and not be the same age for generations which has ruined many a fine series.
After School Detective Club #4
Probably the weakest of the books so far, firstly the word Dastardly is well not the greatest word for a book title that is meant to be somewhat serious, secondly there was no real investigating the villains came in wearing black hats and it was pretty clear the whole time who they were.
A twist somewhere in the tail could have been welcome.
Apart from that it was still a great yarn to read, and we are getting to know our characters.
My hope is if the series continues the characters will grow older and not be the same age for generations which has ruined many a fine series.
August 8, 2023
3.75!
Not my favourite in the series but still good!
Not my favourite in the series but still good!
August 16, 2023
Yet another amazing addition to the series. From the beginning I was drawn in to another mystery. I love watching the friendship between the group, while trying to work out the mystery.
April 15, 2024
I feel the 4th book, was the weakest of the After-School Detective Club series. Captain Tom's and his bike was well written.
March 12, 2025
Super cute middle grade! 4/5 stars.
September 1, 2023
Mark Dawson's After School Detective Club series has been one of the delightful finds of 2023 for me; a charming mix of Scooby Doo-esque mystery and Famous Five-style wonder. This is the fourth instalment in the series and it really does keep getting better; things have fallen into place at this point. We have characters we know and love, the adventures are becoming larger in scale and while the mysteries are never hard to crack, they are absolutely entertaining and well crafted. This might be the best Kids/Young Adult series of the year for me and I'm looking forward to more in 2024.
December 27, 2024
I have been trying to get 2 copies of this book for almost 2 years. When I finally had a chance, the orders were lost. I ordered them again (these are separate addresses), I was finally successful. The reaction and the review from the children who received these books makes it all worth the while. One of these copies is being donated to St. Joseph School in Chehalis, WA.
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