Death Before Detention

Welcome to the Common Criminals' Club, a cosy murder mystery series for middle-grade and teen readers, full of doodles, danger and devious criminals. If you love Lottie Brooks, Murder Most Unladylike, Derry Girls, or The Mysterious Benedict Society, then you will love Death Before Detention. It's Thursday Murder Club for 9-12 year olds - so step right up: here's your next reading obsession! This is the story of how we . . . - Discovered a dead body - Launched an investigation - Battled mean girls, feral bats, and nearly destroyed our three-year friendship all in the noble pursuit of solving a complex murder