This book was recognised by the The Whitbread Award, now called 'The Costa Book Awards'. These are a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in Britain and Ireland. They were inaugurated for 1971 publications and known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2006 when Costa Coffee, then a subsidiary of Whitbread, took over sponsorship.
This book is part of a book series called Garvie Smith Mysteries .
There are 448 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by David Fickling Books .
Simon Mason has written three adult novels. This is his first children's book.
This book is in the following series:
This book has been nominated for the following award:
The Whitbread Award
This book was recognised by the The Whitbread Award, now called 'The Costa Book Awards'. These are a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in Britain and Ireland. They were inaugurated for 1971 publications and known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2006 when Costa Coffee, then a subsidiary of Whitbread, took over sponsorship.
This book features the following characters:
Di Singh
This book features the character Di Singh.
Garvie Smith
This book features the character Garvie Smith.
