The Magpie Riddle: a Goldfish Boy Mystery New Award-winning author by Lisa Thompson (author) (UK edition)

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Suitable for 11 – 12 years

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The Magpie Riddle was previously published as The Graveyard Riddle. Return to the wonderful characters of beloved, bestselling, award-winning The Goldfish Boy, one of the most talked-about debut children’s books of recent years.
Melody Bird has discovered an old abandoned house in the corner of the graveyard, and a mysterious boy hiding out there…
Hal tells her that he’s a spy-in-training, using the house as a base for his undercover surveillance of a known local criminal.
Her friends Matthew and Jake don’t believe that a teenager would be entrusted with this mission and turn the tables to spy on him, uncovering secrets and unravelling a mystery as they go.

A clever, very moving mystery for young readers to help solve

“One of our most inventive writers for children” The Times

The Goldfish Boy is a modern classic.

Product Details

Catalogue number

2579 in ISBC Global Autumn/Winter 2025

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780702344282

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

July 3rd, 2025

Other details

352 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Lisa Thompson

Lisa Thompson is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of THE GOLDFISH BOY (one of the top selling debuts of 2017), THE LIGHT JAR and THE DAY I WAS ERASED. Her books have been shortlisted for many awards, including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. She grew up in Essex and now lives in Suffolk with her family.