The Invisible Detective: Ghost Soldiers

The Invisible Detective #3

by Justin Richards

When their friend, Charlie, gets mixed up with a mad scientist who is in the process of creating an army of mutant soldiers, the Invisible Detective and his team must work to put an end to the evil plot and free their friend from the scientist's powerful grip before time runs out.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Detective

208 pages, Hardcover

First published February 16, 2006

About the author

Justin Richards is a British writer. He has written many spin off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and he is Creative Director for the BBC Books range. He has also written for television, contributing to Five's soap opera Family Affairs. He is also the author of a series of crime novels for children about the Invisible Detective, and novels for older children. His Doctor Who novel The Burning was placed sixth in the Top 10 of SFX magazine's "Best SF/Fantasy novelisation or TV tie-in novel" category of 2000.

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay I will admit that I took a day off and read this book - now in my defence it was a week ago just for any one who didn't know the UK has had a mini heat wave and I have spent more time with my head stuck in the fridge trying to keep cool rather than stuck in a book so when I do get the chance I sort of over compensate.

Well this is the third in the series of the Invisible Detective - now I could go on about the pedigree of the author Justin Richards but I won't I will leave that for those who are truely interesting in his work just to say the man is very accomplished so you can expect a very well polished book to read.

And it does not disappoint - now without giving too much away (or anything for that matter) this really carries on the format presented in the previous books - you have the investigation of the instalment this time the Ghost Soldiers but you also have the building up of a longer story arc that appears to include additional character and hints at a link that brings them all together.

Now both of these stories are intertwined so you have to read the book to find out anything about either or both of them and that is where the fun starts. First of all they are so well woven together you do not realise what is happening. The second is that yes this is aimed at the younger reader but it is still suitable written that it would appeal to me (go on make what you want of that) but considering that the book does have some very tense and shocking moments - for the age group at least - I think that Justin Richards is writing up to the age group, no mean feat in its own right but also means that you do feel like you have a proper adventure on your hands.

Now there are many more stories in this series to go the question is have I seen it peak here or is there still more amazing stories to come- guess I need to hit the book case and dig the next one out.

[Elisia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I LOVE his books!!!!
:D :D

[Pao Vilchis · Rating 4 out of 5]

The reason I decided to read this book was because as a 2021 goal I want to read all of my backlist books, especially the ones that were from my childhood that I never got the chance to get to. I picked this one up because the plot seemed intriguing and I enjoyed the first and second one so I decided to continue with the series.

In this book we follow Arthur Drake in modern time London and in London 1936 as he and the “invisible detective” try to solve the mystery of a mad scientist that is creating an army of mutant soldiers.

I am truly happy to say I really enjoyed this book, it is not a new favorite or anything but for being a book that has been on my shelf for many years I was pleasantly surprised. I was engaged in the story, it read very quickly, it was fast paced and interesting enough to keep me invested.

Of course you can tell this book is for a younger audience so even though I truly enjoyed it I couldn’t give it a higher rating because I am not the target audience for the book (which is totally my fault). The writing is not the best but I was told that it gets better as the series progresses so I’m excited to keep going with the series. I need to be honest and say I really did not care much about the modern day timeline, it was sometimes confusing and I was 100% more invested in the 1930´s timeline when the actual mystery was being solved.

The plot twist did shock me, especially because the clues were laid all along and I wasn’t able to pick them up. However, for a younger audience the plot twist would have been major. My only thought is that I wish I had read this when I was younger, 2011 me would have adored this book.

[Eric Bruce · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had no idea when I picked this book up that it was for youngsters . The author was unknown to me and the book turned out to be part of a series . It is about a group of early teenagers who become involved in fanciful adventures in the 1930s and is set in London . This story centres on the creation of inhuman soldiers with the capacity to defeat human ones , allowing their creator to ultimately take over the world .The invisible detective however has other ideas . It was a quick and good fun read , and I have recommended it to my grandson .

[Lyla · Rating 4 out of 5]

was a really good fun read would recomend to any one who likes a good mystery

[Denise Gossow · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good story and the ongoing background story of Arthur is becoming quite intriguing.

[D2 Noah · Rating 1 out of 5]

not good book