Stanley Smartpants and the Harbour Mystery

by Alexander Martin

A hilarious detective story with an all cat cast! The Flower of Catminster, a humungous yacht owned by the politician-cat Sir Lancelot Smiles-a-Lot, is broken into in Brixcat Harbour. Cash and jewels are stolen form the safe. Stanley Smartpants, the cooooolest cat detective in town, and his boss Chief Inspector Derek Dimwit, are soon on the scene. Before they can talk to the Harbour Master-cat, Bosun Brian, who reported the robbery, he is found dead. Was it an accident or was it murder? Did the same cat commit both crimes? Was it Mackerel Mike, one of the fishercats who pulled the dead cat from the sea and then disappeared? Or Bouncing Bert, the Assistant Harbour Master-cat, who clearly wants the top job? Or could it have been Willy Splish of Splash Splosh Painters and Decorators, who recently decorated sir Lancelot's yacht? Or perhaps it was Ship-Shape Shane, the Commodore-cat of the Brixcat Yacht Club, who looks after Sir Lancelot's yacht? Or even Sir Lancelot himself? It's an intriguing mystery. Quote from Amy Fox, Waterstones Children's "As always, Alexander Martin writes with terrific flair and humour, lovingly creating a cast of unforgettable felines." Alexander "Although I wrote these stories for children they seem to have been as popular with adults. The theme is humour, which is surely universal, and is neither gender specific nor age specific. . These stories are equally popular with boys and girls, somewhat unusual for stories written for children. We all enjoy laughing! For comments from children and adults please have a look at my website www.stanleysmartpants.co.uk"

Paperback

Reviews

[Iyan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jack and Maramaduke walked so Boyle and Peralta from B99 run. I enjoyed the jokes and poems (from Stanley).

Great starting piece on my mystery read, especially because this is essentially for children.

Although I saw the end coming, it was still a great read.