Prime Suspect

The Floods #5

by Colin Thompson

The fifth book of The Floods series.
A murder happened in Quicklime College, where five of the Flood children go to school. Investigators were sent in to solve the case... only to find surprises about the true nature of the death.

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Comedy, Fiction

194 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Since he started writing and illustrating children's books in 1990, Colin Thompson has had more than 50 books published. He has received several awards, including an Aurealis Award for the novel HOW TO LIVE FOREVER and the CBC Picture Book of the Year in 2006 for THE SHORT AND INCREDIBLY HAPPY LIFE OF RILEY. He has been shortlisted for many other awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Award - the most prestigious children's literature prize in the world.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Colin lives in Bellingen, Australia. His books with Random House Australia include HOW TO LIVE FOREVER, numerous picture books, THE FLOODS series, THE DRAGONS series, THE BIG LITTLE BOOK OF HAPPY SADNESS picture book, which has been shortlisted for the 2009 Children’s Book Council Award for Best Picture Book, and FREE TO A GOOD HOME.

Reviews

[Ruci Tukana]

So funny!

[Jack]

This, like the rest of the books in its’ series, was hilarious, funny, and slightly gross. It was perfect, full of humor and light, and perfectly matched the rest of the books. I liked the plot, and the characters made sense. This is a great book series, and I recommend it to people of all ages.

[Gabby]

murder…?

Murder or just craziness. I struggled more with this one as the main character was not so much the Floods rather Grusom an investigator. It felt slow going knowing the killer even if the magic and insanity helped somewhat. Still interested in seeing where this goes.

[Kara]

These books are very punny. Good for a laugh and to roll your eyes at.

[Sarah White]

So funny!! Loved reading this book out loud.

[Monica M]

Cerita kacau dengan tokoh-tokoh yang sama kacaunya :)

[gg]

The Floods (whole series review) by Colin Thompson:

It's been copious amounts of time between when I read these and when I'm writing this. As a result, I have little to offer in my review. Regardless, I wanted to leave something here because 'The Floods' is still one of the best things I ever invested my time into. Even if I was 12 years old when I read them.

This series of books is so good! Such a fantastic bundle of stories and characters. Not difficult to read at all but still complex enough to enjoy at a more mature age. To this day, 'The Floods' remains one of my most prized possessions and I would 100% suggest these to a child/sibling/friend of mine to enjoy.

Of course, given the cover artwork, it's a little on the odd side of things. But even as a young child, I didn't find it scary or too weird. It's a wonderful balance of action/adventure and the characters are written wonderfully.

[Nura]

Gimana jadinya kalo sihir ketemu sains? Konyol banget. Apalagi menyangkut anak-anak Flood. Ga ada yang mustahal di dunia sihirnya mereka. Kali ini mereka tersangkut dalam kasus pembunuhan seorang profesor Belgia yang punya banyak tiket karcis di kantongnya. Buat yang bosen ama cerita sihir serius, coba baca deh. Leluconnya juga lumayan seger, terutama bagian Ticket To Ride-nya Paul McCartney.

[Katie]

There has been a murder at Quick Lime College and they have some suspects. The Floods family are some of the suspects. Can Morbid,Silent,Merlinmary,Satanella and Winchflat hide from the world. But of corse they didn't do it they're just suspects.

[Tyas]

Crazy, incoherent, but that's how all the Floods books are, I guess :)

[Nilam Suri]

as funny and stupid as ever..i dont know what happened between Mr.thompson and belgian...are they really that boring??

[★ Jess]

Belgium.
The best part of the entire floods series.

[Lubna]

mENANTG BGT NIE CERITANYA (MALZ NULIS BHS INGGRISNYA..:P)

[Declan11 omalley]

it is alright. but needs some cool ACTION!!!!!!!!

[Kilas Buku]

I dont know.. I think I dont like it. Well, yeah it's funny, magic-science-humour.. but yeah not bad.

[Josh Bingham]

Love it don't understand why he picks on belgiums so much though

[Beth Wells]

Awesome like the rest of the books

[Georgia Dick]

i really like the books it is so good i like the crime sor tof it