{"product_id":"demelza-the-spectre-detector","title":"Demelza \u0026 the Spectre Detector","description":"Review\n\n'Talking skulls, family feuds, red herrings and a spirited (in every sense) heroine underpin this funny, fizzing debut that also acknowledges the madness of grief.' DAILY MAIL\n'This spooky adventure story fizzes with energy and humour. Many children from Year 4 upwards will find plenty to enjoy about this daring heroine and the world she lives in.' BOOKTRUST\n'Demelza doesn't believe in ghosts! She doesn t even believe in the afterlife. This inner conflict enlivens Rivers' humorous fantasy, as Demelza is forced to apply her logical mind to problem-solve the strangest occurrences and defeat the most ephemeral of nemeses. This gives the book a broad appeal, which both STEM and sci-fi lovers will warm to.' IRISH TIMES\n'A spookily good mix of humour, science, the supernatural and talking skulls! It deals with the subject of death sensitively and has family and friendships at its heart. For fans of Skulduggery Pleasant.' SOUTH WALES EVENING POST\n'Demelza Clock is a brilliant young heroine, full of steampunk inventiveness and ghost-busting bravado. Dark, strange, fun and thrilling, this is my kind of adventure and I'm already looking forward to future books in this exciting new series.' GARETH P JONES\n'Wickedly exciting, vividly imagined, quirky, funny and utterly charming. I devoured every page and now that I've finished it I want to read it again.' ELOISE WILLIAMS ---\n\nProduct Description\n\nFull of warmth, eccentricity, humour and plenty of action, DEMELZA \u0026amp; THE SPECTRE DETECTORS is the debut novel from the multi-talented Holly Rivers, who played Drusilla Paddock in ITV’s original Worst Witch series!\n\n'Talking skulls, family feuds, red herrings and a spirited (in every sense) heroine underpin this funny, fizzing debut that also acknowledges the madness of grief.' DAILY MAIL\n'Demelza doesn’t believe in ghosts! She doesn’t even believe in the afterlife. This inner conflict enlivens Rivers’ humorous fantasy, as Demelza is forced to apply her logical mind to problem-solve the strangest occurrences and defeat the most ephemeral of nemeses. This gives the book a broad appeal, which both STEM and sci-fi lovers will warm to.' IRISH TIMES\nDemelza loves science – she loves it so much that she stays up late to work on her inventions.\n\nBut she soon discovers she’s also inherited a distinctly unscientific skill: Spectre Detecting. Like her grandmother, she can summon the ghosts of the dead.\n\nBut when Grandma Maeve is kidnapped, Demelza and her pasty-faced best friend, Percy, must leap into action to solve the deadly mystery … A warm and eccentric middle-grade mystery story by debut author Holly Rivers Lockwood \u0026amp; Co meets Skulduggery Pleasant with a fresh, funny twist As a child, Holly was a lead actress in ITV’s original Worst Witch series! Check out Holly’s second book: The Boy in the Post","brand":"Chicken House Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40443361001557,"sku":"9781912626038N","price":699.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/5f3a8522-b062-4c7d-aafc-ecc11724fcc9.jpg?v=1670329734","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/demelza-the-spectre-detector","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}