The London Eye Mystery

by Siobhan Dowd

When Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye, he turned and waved before getting on. After half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off - but no Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air?

Since the police are having no luck finding him, Ted and Kat become sleuthing partners. Despite their prickly relationship, they overcome their differences to follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin. And ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own very unique way, to find the key to the mystery.

Paperback

Published June 5, 2008

About the author

Siobhan Dowd was born to Irish parents and brought up in London. She spent much of her youth visiting the family cottage in Aglish, County Waterford and later the family home in Wicklow Town.

She attended a Catholic grammar school in south London and then gained a degree in Classics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University. After a short stint in publishing, she joined the writer's organization PEN, initially as a researcher for its Writers in Prison Committee.

She went on to be Program Director of PEN American Center's Freedom-to-Write Committee in New York City. Her work here included founding and leading the Rushdie Defense Committee USA and traveling to Indonesia and Guatemala to investigate local human rights conditions for writers. During her seven-year spell in New York, Siobhan was named one of the "top 100 Irish-Americans" by Irish-America Magazine and AerLingus, for her global anti-censorship work.

On her return to the UK, Siobhan co-founded English PEN's readers and writers programme, which takes authors into schools in socially deprived areas, as well as prisons, young offender's institutions and community projects.

During 2004, Siobhan served as Deputy Commissioner for Children's Rights in Oxfordshire, working with local government to ensure that statutory services affecting children's lives conform with UN protocols.
Siobhan has an MA with Distinction in Gender and Ethnic Studies at Greenwich University, has authored short stories, columns and articles, and edited two anthologies.

In May 2007, Siobhan was named one of "25 authors of the future" by Waterstones Books as part of the latter's 25th anniversary celebrations.

Siobhan died on 21st August 2007 aged 47. She had been receiving treatment for advanced breast cancer for 3 years, and did not go gentle into that good night.

Reviews

[Jessica Rix · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was an amazing book and I love all mystery books.

[Faisal Esbita · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was a good start for my reading comeback.
My problem was that we had so much details to add that we made the book longer than it needed to be, and the ending had to be the easiest way out.

[Flissy · Rating 5 out of 5]

11.32 am, Ted and his sister, Kat, watch their cousin Salim board the London Eye. The pod rises from the ground, high shove the city.
12.02 pm, the pod lands and the doors open. everyone exits- everyone but Salim.

Has he spontaneously combusted? (Ted's theory)
Has he been kidnapped? (Aunt Gloria's theory)
Is he even still alive? (the family's unspoken fear)

Even the police are baffled. Sol it is up to Ted, whose brain runs on its own unique operating system, to solve this mystery. Together, with Kat, Ted follows a trail of clues across London- while time ticks dangerously by...





I read this book all in one day, I was so hooked. It was a beautifully written mystery story, one that I would totally recommend. The characters, storyline and events brought all sorts of emotions- tension, worry, joy and tears. Superb, a well deserved 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this book just didn’t match me properly. I love mystery books, and this book was still a nice one to read. But, I prefer the kind of mystery books that have more action in them.

I would recommend this book to people who are just new to mystery books. If you liked this book, I would also recommend Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens and Scarlet and Ivy by Sophie Cleverly.

[Hiba loves reading📚 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a shoutout to anyone who likes mystery and investigative adventure. It’s all about a boy whose mind works on a different operating system to normal people, meaning he thinks outside of the box. When his cousin Salim goes missing he and his sister Kat have to navigate themselves through a series of complex events to find him!

[Ana C · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you love mystery stories, this is the right book for you.
It is about when a cousin goes for a ride in the London Eye. But when the pod arrives back down he is not there. It's like he's disappeared.So his cousins go looking for him in London and searching for clues.

This book really caught my attention , while I was reading the book I was very interested.

[Caitlin Russell-Carr · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely mystery. The way it’s written is so clever!! The way the clues are scattered throughout was so fun and the way autism’s represented was so interesting too. Not quite sure how I feel about it being called the ‘syndrome’ though.

[Stephanie Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed the book just wish there was a bit more respect between the siblings

[Tabby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. Definitely recommend!

[Carolyn Myles · Rating 5 out of 5]

ATE DOWWEEEN

[Emmie · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good book to teach kids about autism. will definitely read this with my year 7s!

[Liv · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5⭐️