The cure for a crime

A Double Detectives Medical Mystery #1

by Roopa Farooki

Twins Ali and Tulip have grown up with a surgeon mother and so have picked up lots of knowledge of first aid, medicine, and the ways of the hospital-they even know where the secret biscuit drawer in A&E is.

When their mother becomes unnaturally sleepy and forgetful, they become suspicious of her new boyfriend.

With help-and a watchful eye-from their mysterious wheelchair-bound gran, they set out to crack the mystery. Will they succeed? They'll need a combination of fast talking, quick thinking, rule breaking, medical investigation, and determination-plus a good dash of 'that spooky twin thing'-to cure this crime. A fun fresh take on the detective genre, full of excitement, humour, and medical know-how!

Genres: Science, Crime, School, Illness, Humor, Family, Detective

256 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2020

About the author

Roopa was brought up in London and graduated from New College in Oxford in 1995. She worked in advertising and it 2004 quit to write full time. She now lives in south east London and south west France with her husband and two sons. Bitter Sweets is her first novel and in 2007 it was nominated for the Orange Award for New Writer.

Her second novel, Corner Shop was released in October 2008 and her third novel is due in 2009.

Reviews

[Seda Asolar · Rating 3 out of 5]

İt’s an enjoyable children book, easy to follow the story. Mistery solved nicely however it was not convincing enough so I’m giving 3,5 star for the book.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

I heard the author on the Museum of Curiosity talking about how she wanted to have stories that would be of interest to her kids. She has started to qualify as a doctor as a new career in her 30/40s and this story has elements of that lifestyle. The twins have a mystery to solve; why is their mother a shadow of herself since this new man came into her life? Why has this man - a brain surgeon no less - started to hang about at the school? Why are teachers and parents all getting sick?
It was a darker outcome than I expected but a fun read and one for the nieces to get their teeth into. The appendix has excerpts from the twins' blogs and a glossary for the medical terms covered. Good idea and complements the fact there's some new specific medical terminology and also some funny jokes and dry wit deployed.

[Margaret McCulloch-Keeble · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great wee book for youngsters. There were odd bits that jarred here and there I felt but the savvy, wise-cracking girls at the heart of this mystery are entertaining enough to compensate. The mini-medix blog at the end is informative and a tiny bit yuck, just yucky enough to educate whilst making kids want to tell their mates about it I would imagine!

[William Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A children’s novel about twins who, have to solve a case about a strange infection. It also describes the story and journey of what it is like to be at school. The author is a junior doctor called Roopa Farooki who has four children and also lectures in creative writing. An engaging read that had interesting dialogue and set in an environment where children will be familiar with.

[Vonprice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great new addition to the MG Detective novel genre, with a STEM/Medical twist.

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[Isabella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cure for a Crime is a weirdly funny medical mystery where a set of twins try and work out what is wrong with their mother and others who have turned all weird and sleepy. This was another book that I couldn't put down with its twits and turns.

[Boo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book with a great diverse cast. I wish I had this sort of book around when I was younger!

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great book. It has a good story line and is perfect for ages 9-13.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got to give it 4 stars as my nine-year-old LOVED it!