A funny and thrilling mystery from the author of The School for Talking Pets and Birdbrain

There are some things about Seagulls Nest that 11-year-old Skye Starling likes ...

• Egg sandwiches (tick)

• Admiral Mittens (her cat), who's always trying to get her attention (tick)

• Writing mystery stories about star detective Red Fox (tick)

• Spying on suspicious townsfolk with her new friend Bailey (tick)

• The Annual Squawk Awards (tick)

and there are some things she doesn't like at all ...

• Winston, the Mayor's chicken (he pecks!) (cross)

• Her freshly finished novel being stolen (cross)

• The crimes in her novel happening in REAL LIFE! (cross)

• Everyone in the town acting suspiciously (cross)

• Being the only one who can find the real criminal! (cross cross cross!)

Will Skye uncover the culprit in time to save the town?

AWARDS

Shortlisted - Sisters in Crime 24th Davitt Awards for Best Children's Novel, 2024