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Mystery of the School on Fire
From the master storyteller and writer of bestselling thrillers, Ravi Subramanian, comes a delightful new series of detective fiction for young children. A charming hill town. A close-knit community. A school cradled in the lap of nature. And three young children in search of mystery... Meet the Super Mystery Solvers or the SMS gang of Aditya and Akriti, the nine-year-old twins, and their close friend Kabir. Together, they solve the mysteries that have baffled the police and authorities of Solan. In this first mystery in the newly-launched SMS Detective Agency series - the SMS gang solves the perplexing case of how and why their school catches fire, not once but twice!
- GenresChildrens
148 pages, Paperback
Published January 12, 2021
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About the author
Ravi Subramanian
27 books802 followersRavi Subramanian's latest book - IN THE NAME OF GOD - a thriller, releases on June 26, 2017
Ravi Subramanian, an alumnus of IIM Bengaluru, has spent two decades working his way up the ladder of power in the amazingly exciting and adrenaline-pumping world of global banks in India.
He is the award winning author of eight bestselling books :
If God was a Banker (2007),
I Bought the Monks Ferrari (2007),
Devil in Pinstripes (2009),
The Incredible Banker (2011),
The Bankster (2012),
Bankerupt (2013).
God is a Gamer (2014)
The Bestseller She Wrote (2015)
His 9th book IN THE NAME OF GOD will release in 2017
If God was a Banker won him the Golden Quill readers choice award in 2008. He also won the Economist Crossword Book Award for The Incredible Banker in 2012. "The Bankster", released in 2012 won him the Crossword Book Award in 2013. In 2014 he won the Raymond Crossword book award for Bankerupt. His books have been translated into Hindi and Latvian. He lives in Mumbai with his wife, Dharini, and daughter, Anusha.
To connect with him, log on to Facebook at www.facebook.com/authorravisubramanian or tweet to @subramanianravi or email him at info@ravisubramanian.in
Ravi Subramanian, an alumnus of IIM Bengaluru, has spent two decades working his way up the ladder of power in the amazingly exciting and adrenaline-pumping world of global banks in India.
He is the award winning author of eight bestselling books :
If God was a Banker (2007),
I Bought the Monks Ferrari (2007),
Devil in Pinstripes (2009),
The Incredible Banker (2011),
The Bankster (2012),
Bankerupt (2013).
God is a Gamer (2014)
The Bestseller She Wrote (2015)
His 9th book IN THE NAME OF GOD will release in 2017
If God was a Banker won him the Golden Quill readers choice award in 2008. He also won the Economist Crossword Book Award for The Incredible Banker in 2012. "The Bankster", released in 2012 won him the Crossword Book Award in 2013. In 2014 he won the Raymond Crossword book award for Bankerupt. His books have been translated into Hindi and Latvian. He lives in Mumbai with his wife, Dharini, and daughter, Anusha.
To connect with him, log on to Facebook at www.facebook.com/authorravisubramanian or tweet to @subramanianravi or email him at info@ravisubramanian.in
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November 24, 2020
The Mystery of the School on Fire came as a beautiful fast read for me and I even read the story to my son.
The book is filled with beautiful illustrations explaining the story in a seamless and interesting way. It takes us into the world of nine-year olds, of the Super Mystery Solvers or the SMS gang of Aditya and Akriti, the twins and their close friend Kabir. Together, they embark into solve the mysteries that have baffled the police and authorities of Solan, a small hill town, in a close-knit community.
This book is written with beautiful intriguing style that will encourage tweens to read more and definitely keep them interested. This book is the first mystery in the newly-launched SMS Detective Agency series!! I am definitely interested to read more. 💜💜
This book is really good to introduce kids to reading habit especially young kids.
Do check this book out. ❤️
Thank you @harpercollinsin for this opportunity. 💜
The book is filled with beautiful illustrations explaining the story in a seamless and interesting way. It takes us into the world of nine-year olds, of the Super Mystery Solvers or the SMS gang of Aditya and Akriti, the twins and their close friend Kabir. Together, they embark into solve the mysteries that have baffled the police and authorities of Solan, a small hill town, in a close-knit community.
This book is written with beautiful intriguing style that will encourage tweens to read more and definitely keep them interested. This book is the first mystery in the newly-launched SMS Detective Agency series!! I am definitely interested to read more. 💜💜
This book is really good to introduce kids to reading habit especially young kids.
Do check this book out. ❤️
Thank you @harpercollinsin for this opportunity. 💜
March 16, 2022
Very interesting mysterious and good
December 2, 2020
'The Mystery Of The School On Fire' is the first book of the series 'THE SMS DETECTIVE AGENCY'. Specially written for children, this book is short and revolves around a mystery.
The story is well knitted with effective characters like Aditya, Akriti and Kabir. As the title implies, there is a fire accident in the school, confusing everyone who would be behind that. These three, Aditya, Akirti and Kabir, more shortly, SMS gang tries their hand in solving this mystery.
The reasons behind their suspects made this story interesting to read. Apart from SMS Gang, the characters like the mother of the twins and Sister Maria Leena are irreplaceable. The best thing in this book is the characters for sure and this is the best start for a Series.
What I felt on reading this end of the book is that it sounded a bit unrealistic as the children of about 9 years are solving mysteries that baffled the police and other higher authorities. That's mean even if children solving mysteries, for the case in the book is simple for them to solve, for sure. But it wasn't realistic that that simple thing escaped the eyes of policemen🤷♀️.
Special applauses to the illustrators, who gave life to the book. Every page is beautiful and it took longer for me to take my eyes from the illustrations.
Recommended for children who are passionate about Mystery books. Also for children who has an eye over Enid Blyton's children series.
The story is well knitted with effective characters like Aditya, Akriti and Kabir. As the title implies, there is a fire accident in the school, confusing everyone who would be behind that. These three, Aditya, Akirti and Kabir, more shortly, SMS gang tries their hand in solving this mystery.
The reasons behind their suspects made this story interesting to read. Apart from SMS Gang, the characters like the mother of the twins and Sister Maria Leena are irreplaceable. The best thing in this book is the characters for sure and this is the best start for a Series.
What I felt on reading this end of the book is that it sounded a bit unrealistic as the children of about 9 years are solving mysteries that baffled the police and other higher authorities. That's mean even if children solving mysteries, for the case in the book is simple for them to solve, for sure. But it wasn't realistic that that simple thing escaped the eyes of policemen🤷♀️.
Special applauses to the illustrators, who gave life to the book. Every page is beautiful and it took longer for me to take my eyes from the illustrations.
Recommended for children who are passionate about Mystery books. Also for children who has an eye over Enid Blyton's children series.
November 27, 2020
The story is about a small town tucked away on a hill, featuring a school wrapped around the nature which overlooks a valley and now suddenly in a very long time the town is facing the mystery of the school lab that caught fire.
The young detectives Akriti, Aditya and Kabir are determined to solve the mystery of the sudden fire that took place in their school lab and they are ready to do anything to save the reputation of their school before the yearly school inspection takes place. They call themselves as “The SMS Detective Agency” and it makes this book a super interesting read.
The whole vibe of the book will remind you of simpler days when you sat with your grandparents and eagerly waited to hear a story about their childhood.
This is the first book in the upcoming “The SMA detective agency” series which makes it all the more interesting.
The illustrations in this book are so good that even an adult would be interested in reading the story.
It is a trip down to your memory lane and a perfect read for the little ones in your family.
The young detectives Akriti, Aditya and Kabir are determined to solve the mystery of the sudden fire that took place in their school lab and they are ready to do anything to save the reputation of their school before the yearly school inspection takes place. They call themselves as “The SMS Detective Agency” and it makes this book a super interesting read.
The whole vibe of the book will remind you of simpler days when you sat with your grandparents and eagerly waited to hear a story about their childhood.
This is the first book in the upcoming “The SMA detective agency” series which makes it all the more interesting.
The illustrations in this book are so good that even an adult would be interested in reading the story.
It is a trip down to your memory lane and a perfect read for the little ones in your family.
December 24, 2020
A very kid friendly book which takes you back in your school days but I felt could have done better in areas of Picturesque description of Solan and lacking skills of Police to investigate Fire at first place.
September 29, 2024
A worthy attempt to foster the culture of logical and critical thinking through "investigation of crimes" in middle schoolers.
However, the SMS (Super Mystery Solvers) trio have a long way to match the fervour of the secret seven or the famous five.
Illustrations are superb, though.
However, the SMS (Super Mystery Solvers) trio have a long way to match the fervour of the secret seven or the famous five.
Illustrations are superb, though.
November 16, 2020
Book for the ages of 9+ years. An easy and quick read. A mystery to solve? Who done it?
January 4, 2023
Nice Read ❤️
April 19, 2023
Fun read with beautiful illustrations, perfect for growing kids for sure, for me it was an escape route from everything
July 11, 2023
Read for my son. Story of three children. Physics lab catches fire during annual school inspection.
July 9, 2023
It was very nice
May 1, 2021
This book is perfect for children. It is full of mystery and suspense. It is written in simple english which can be easily understood by children. It teaches us friendship and love towards parents.
June 8, 2022
An amazing debut storybook filled with beautiful hand-drawn illustrations.
December 6, 2022
Good book for middle graders. Enjoyed it.
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