The Mizzy Mysteries - A Skeleton in the Closet
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Claire Hatcher-Smith
★★★★★
At a glance
✍🏼 Author: Claire Hatcher-Smith
📅 Release Date: 27th February 2025
📚 Book type: Chapter, 288 pages
🌟 Reader level: Growing, 8+
Blurb
Twelve-year-old Mizzy dreams of being a detective and she won't let anything stand in her way ― not her reputation for tall tales, or her embarrassing fear of escalators, and definitely not her Down syndrome. Dumped for the summer with cousins who've outgrown her, Mizzy feels even more sidelined than usual. But when she discovers Great Aunt Jane's diaries in a locked wardrobe in their spare room, and realises her aunt didn't die in her sleep but under suspicious circumstances, everything changes. What's more … someone in the family appears to have been involved.
Under the guise of a family-tree project for school, and armed with a brand new set of Pipsqueak markers, Mizzy grabs the chance to prove herself to her cousins ― and the world.
"Pacey and funny with a twisty plot and a fabulous heroine in Mizzy, A Skeleton in the Closet explores themes of being underestimated in a brilliant, relatable way. I couldn't put it down!” Phillipa Leathley, author of Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo
Review by Grace
I read Mizzy Mysteries by Claire Hatcher-Smith because I love mystery books because whenever I read at bed time, I stay awake thinking, "Who is it? Who is it?" and then I fall asleep!
I really enjoyed this book because I just love books that are set in London. It was also a big page-turner! I do not know where Claire got these ideas from, but I love it.
One of the things I loved most about this book is the front cover. It looked so cool that she was walking with a magnifying glass and there were ghosts in the background!
The thing that stood out the most was the blurb - it was so mind-blowing that I just had to read it!
I would recommend this book the 9-11 year olds, or confident readers.
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