The London Eye Mystery - Couverture rigide

Monday 24 May, 11:32 a.m.

Ted and Kate watch their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye. The pod rises from the ground.

Monday 24 May 12.02 p.m.

The pod lands and the doors open. People exit - but where is Salim?

When Aunty Gloria's son, Salim, mysteriously disappears from a sealed pod on the London Eye, everyone is frantic.

Has he spontaneously combusted?

[Ted's theory.]

Has he been kidnapped?

[Aunt Gloria's theory]

Is he even still alive?

[The family's unspoken fear.]

Even the police are baffled. Ted, whose brain runs on its own unique operating system, and his older sister, Kat, overcome their prickly relationship to become sleuthing partners. They follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin, while time ticks dangerously by . . .

'Immediately appealing' Guardian

From the winner of the Branford Boase award

Starred review, Publishers Weekly, December 3, 2007:
"Grabs readers from the beginning and doesn't let go."

Starred review, Booklist, January 1, 2008:
“Everything rings true here, the family relationships, the quirky connections of
Ted’s mental circuitry, and, perhaps most surprisingly, the mystery.”

Starred review, Kirkus Reviews, December 15, 2007:
“This is a well-constructed puzzle, and mystery lovers will delight in connecting the clues.”

Starred review, School Library Journal, February 2008:
“A dense mystery tied together with fully fleshed out characters and a unique narrator.”

Starred review, The Horn Book, May/June 2008:
“The best mysteries have at their centers gifted but very human sleuths—their abilities balanced by equally significant flaws or idiosyncrasies. This one is no exception.”