In a city where all chocolate and sweets have been banned, Nelle
Faulkner is a 12-year-old private detective looking for her next
client. So when notorious candy gangster Eddie de Menthe walks into
her office (shed) and asks her to find a missing teddy bear, Nelle
takes the case.
But as soon as the teddy mysteriously turns up, Eddie himself goes
missing. To find him, Nellie must navigate a world - completely
hidden to most adults - of sugar-addled kids, rival candy gangs,
crooked cops, and a shadowy confectioner cartel. A hard-boiled gumshoe
with a nose for mischief, Nelle soon uncovers dark secrets
from the past, including the real reason sweets have been banned.
Can she find Eddie and reveal what she knows - or will she be too
late?
- ISBN13 9781407187792
- Publish Date 7 June 2018
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 October 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Scholastic
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 304
- Language English