It begins with the arrival not of a detective, but of disaster: Badfort is for sale, but when Uncle decides to buy it, demolish it, and build a pleasantly appointed park on the site, he is forestalled. Beaver Hateman has sold it cheaply to someone on the condition that he, Hateman, is allowed to stay on as a paying guest. Forgetting that the man who has bought Badfort is certain to regret the "bargain", Uncle tries to console himself by continuing his never-ending exploration of Homeward. He soon discovers the mysterious Crack House - lair of a vicious and horribly squawking creature, half-bat, half-bird, called Batty - where there are rumours of buried treasure. Uncle is in need of a detective . . .

 

This book is part of a book series called Uncle .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 168 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Cornerstone .

J. P. Martin was born in Scarborough in 1880. He had two sons and two daughters. He died in March 1966. QUENTIN BLAKE is Britain's leading illustrator, and was chosen as the first Children's Laureate.