{"product_id":"9781916788909-nancys-the-case-ofmissing-necklace","title":"The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklace","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe heartwarming, gripping DEBUT mystery that EVERYONE is talking about…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleven-year-old Tippy’s uncle and his boyfriend turn up in her small New Zealand town to look after her when his mother is away over Christmas, but when her schoolteacher is found dead and her best friend has a near-fatal accident, the trio turns detective, dubbing themselves The Nancys, and launching a chaotic, hilarious investigation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleven-year-old Tippy’s uncle and his boyfriend turn up in her small New Zealand town to look after her when his mother is away over Christmas, but when her schoolteacher is found dead and her best friend has a near-fatal accident, the trio turns detective, dubbing themselves The Nancys, and launching a chaotic, hilarious investigation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Heartfelt and hilarious, this mystery is packed with vivid, beautifully written characters … highly recommended’ \u003cb\u003eA.J. West\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘The characters are charming, the narrative romps along and the sense of place is evocative’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘As well as a compelling mystery, this is a funny and touching account of family, friendship and loss, with a trio of appealing characters at its heart’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Wonderful … A book of great heart, humour and originality. I loved it’ \u003cb\u003eChris Hammer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A wonderfully smart, funny, intriguing and joyously camp mystery. I loved it!’ \u003cb\u003eWilliam Hussey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** WINNER of the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e_____________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet the Nancys…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTippy Chan is eleven years old, and she lives in a small town in a very quiet part of New Zealand – the town her Uncle Pike escaped as a teenager, the moment he got a chance. Now Pike is back with his new boyfriend Devon to look after Tippy while her mum is on a Christmas cruise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTippy can’t get enough of her uncle's old Nancy Drew books. She wants to be Nancy and is desperate to solve a real mystery. So, when her teacher's body is found beside Riverstone's only traffic light, it looks like Tippy's moment has arrived. She and her minders form The Nancys, a secret detective club.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut what starts as a bonding and sightseeing adventure quickly morphs into something far more dangerous. A wrongful arrest, a close call with the murderer, and an intervention from Tippy's mum all conspire against The Nancys. But regardless of their own safety, and despite the constant distraction of questionable fashion choices in the town that style forgot, The Nancys know only \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e can stop the killer from striking again. Whatever the cost…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping, glorious and glittering with suspense, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Nancy’s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is also a heartwarming, hilarious novel for anyone who’s ever felt like they were on the outside, looking in, with a simmering mystery at its heart and characters you will \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003enever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e forget.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious, and heartfelt twist on Nancy Drew – with murder, mayhem and makeovers in small-town New Zealand.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e–––––––––––\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Deftly sidesteps many of the well-worn clichés associated with the sub-genre and instead treats the reader to a Technicolor tale that both entertains and intrigues … a book that will stay with me for a long while’\u003cb\u003e Crime Fiction Lover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Entertaining and satisfying, with a cast of characters I loved and genuinely cared about … unsettling, captivating and uplifting\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eVanda Symon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A heartfelt, wryly funny mystery packed with memorable characters and deft dialogue. An utter delight from start to finish … hugely recommended!’ \u003cb\u003eD.V. Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Charming and very funny … filled with love and humour, even in the face of danger’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A celebration of what's important in life – family, friendship, and also: makeovers’ \u003cb\u003eKatherine Collette\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Funny and flamboyant, but with real weight (and a dead body) at its centre. 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