This "completely off-the-wall" new trilogy from the author of A HOUSE CALLED AWFUL END is "steeped in black humor" and "destined to win the hearts and minds of eager young readers" (The Scotsman).
In the first of Philip Ardagh's darkly hilarious Unlikely Exploits, the McNally children find themselves at The Dell Hotel, the venue for the final of the Tap 'n' Type typing competition, surrounded by a strange assortment of characters ranging from Twinkle-Toes Tweedy, the house detective, to Mr. Peach, a ventriloquest with a conveniently large mustache. With young Fergal McNally falling to his death on page one, the only way for the McNallys is up... |
