Mystery of the Skull, Pamela Butchart
Mystery of the Skull, Pamela Butchart
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Mystery of the Skull

Author: Pamela Butchart, Enid Blyton

Narrator: Esther Wane

Unabridged: 2 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/12/2018

Synopsis

Solve the mystery with the Secret Seven - everyone's favourite detective club! A brand-new, action-packed Secret Seven adventure by prizewinning author Pamela Butchart.

When Peter discovers an old skull hidden in his bedroom, it's time for an urgent meeting of the Secret Seven. Setting off to investigate, the friends see a gigantic hole in the grounds of a local hotel. Could there be any connection between the two strange events? The Secret Seven are determined to solve the mystery.

It's time to look behind the green door of the Secret Seven's shed again. Enid Blyton's much-loved detective club are back in a superbly entertaining new adventure. Pamela Butchart is the bestselling and prizewinning author of the hilarious series that started with Baby Aliens Got My Teacher! A huge fan of Enid Blyton, Pamela has been inspired to create a new mystery for her favourite club, the Secret Seven, to solve.

Set in the same world and time as the original stories, this fantastic new mystery satisfyingly extends the series for fans old and new. The story is brought to life by Tony Ross's brilliant illustrations throughout. Join the Secret Seven for more mystery, excitement, friendship and FUN than ever before!

Book 2 coming January 2019.

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About Pamela Butchart

Pamela Butchart is the bestselling and award-winning author of the Baby Aliens young fiction series, for which she has won the Blue Peter Best Book Award 2015 for The Spy Who Loved School Dinners and the Children's Book Award 2016 for My Head Teacher is a Vampire Rat. She has also been shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Book Award (Lollies) and is one of the fasted growing children's fiction authors in the UK (Nielsen Bookscan). Pamela was selected as a World Book Day author for 2018.

About Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton is one of the worlds' best-loved storytellers. Her books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into more languages more often than any other children's author.She wrote over 700 books and 2,000 short stories, including favourites such as The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Magic Faraway Tree and Malory Towers.Born in London in 1897, Enid lived much of her life in Buckinghamshire and adored dogs, gardening and the countryside. She died in 1968 but remains one of the world's best-loved storytellers.

About Tony Ross

Tony Ross was born in London and studied at the Liverpool School of Art and Design. He has worked as a cartoonist, a graphic designer, as the Art Director of an advertising agency, and as Senior Lecturer in Art at Manchester Polytechnic. Tony is one of the most popular and successful children's illustrators of all time, best known for illustrating Horrid Henry and the works of David Walliams. Tony's books have been translated into 40 languages in over 100 countries. He lives in Macclesfield.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig

With recent revivals of Agatha Christie's Poirot by Sophie Hannah and Dame Ngaio Marsh's Inspector Alleyn by Stella Duffy, among many other 'continuation' tales, I perhaps shouldn't have been surprised to stumble across this new instalment in one of my favourite childhood series. It's perhaps more r......more

Goodreads review by Shreyas

'Mystery of The Skull' (The Secret Seven #16; The Secret Seven Revival #1) by Pamela Butchart. [Based on the characters and stories by Enid Blyton] Rating: 4.5/5. Review: This book is the first of the two official continuation novels of Enid Blyton's The Secret Seven series. Having grown up on thes......more

Goodreads review by Joanne

2.5 ⭐ Well.... I read this with my daughter and she enjoyed it... I however, did not. As a young child I was obsessed with Enid Blyton and I just can't cope with these modernised versions. These modern versions will never be as magical and special as the original works of Enid Blyton and unfortunately......more

Goodreads review by Arpita

Pamela, the author, has done an incredible justice to the line of children mustery books at the same bar, which Enid Blyton has set. Children can continue reading the new releases of the secret seven with same eagerness and enthusiasm.......more

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She brings enormous fun and energy to an all-new mystery, striking the delicate balance of remaining faithful to Blyton's originals while appealing to contemporary children. The Bookseller

Butchart recreates all the adventure and charm of the originals Independent i

This is a brand new Secret Seven story written by Pamela Butchart and illustrated by Tony Ross. It's set in the same world and time as Enid Blyton's original series and is perfect for anyone who loves a mystery to solve. Mini Travellers

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