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The Case of the Smuggler's Curse

The After School Detective Club, Book 1

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The Case of the Smuggler's Curse

By: F. S. Dawson
Narrated by: Mark Peachey
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The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse is the first in a brand-new series of adventure stories for kids that brings together the best traditions of Enid Blyton, Jacqueline Wilson and David Walliams.

Lucy, Max, Charlie and Joe aren’t looking for new friends – they have too many of their own problems to worry about. But when the four of them, and Charlie’s faithful dog, Sherlock, spot a phantom figure on Southwold beach one winter’s night, they are thrown together to unravel a mystery that none of them expected. Just who is the ghostly spectre that walks the sands of Southwold with a lantern in his hand? What is the connection to the ancient curse that hangs over the town? And is the respectable Quentin De Havilland everything he pretends to be? If the five friends can learn to work together, they might just solve the mystery – if only they can stop arguing with each other first.

©2020 F. S. Dawson (P)2022 W F Howes Action & Adventure Mystery Mystery & Suspense Fiction Haunted Ghost
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We liked the idea of the storyline but the book could have been a tone more better than it was.

The idea of the characters was amazing , we loved how they where so different but still friends, a thing that children nowadays find so hard.
We think the narrative was not the best as it could have been, all the voices were all very dull and boring.

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I loved this book it inspired my daughter to reach out of her comfort zone and make new friends and we loved the bravery of the little dog I think we would raight this age wise a 6+ because there are some like difficult bits like understanding how and what smuggler’s do and like the whole concept of it is also quite sad so yeah I rate it a 6+

I loved it

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The book is well written, Exciting storyline. Not so captivating, but good for 6-9 year olds. Otherwise really great 😊

Cool 😎

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Good book and love the way that it had a Cornish vibe to it

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I really liked the mysterious secrets and disliked nothing about this story very well done!

I noticed that it was very exiting with a mysterious surprise around every corner

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