North Sea Detectives, Book 3: The Sperm Whale Skeleton
14.99 €
In stock
North Sea Detectives, Book 3: The Sperm Whale Skeleton
14.99 €
In the third book of the North Sea Detectives series, Lucas and Emma's parents go on a tour. The siblings love them dearly, but are still happy to experience a few days of independent, "adult" life.
They finally find themselves at the Whale Museum, meeting the many inhabitants of the North Sea and seeing the main exhibit—the enormous skeleton of a real sperm whale (a sperm whale, as we know, belongs to the suborder of toothed whales). But what is it? The sperm whale's ribs are fake! Some criminals are stealing precious whale bone, replacing the skeleton fragments with plaster fakes. Emma and Lucas immediately begin investigating and quickly track down the gang trading in the whale bone. These are the colorful characters Dilda and Pocket, as well as their boss, Knife.
Having carefully studied the "True Detective's Guide" handbook passed down to the siblings from their great-uncle, the children fearlessly set out in pursuit of the crooks. It's a good thing they had brought a set of master keys from their grandfather's detective suitcase, otherwise they would have been locked up in the Whale Museum that night.
At some point, luck ran out on the young detectives, and they fell into the hands of the scoundrels. But their resourcefulness and absolute composure saved Lucas and Emma this time too. Even gags and bound hands are no obstacle for true detectives. They managed to free themselves and cunningly leave a trail that led the police straight to the criminals' lair.
The book is a joy to read in one sitting thanks to its intricate plot, engaging investigative details, and Pavel Frenkel's excellent translation.
They finally find themselves at the Whale Museum, meeting the many inhabitants of the North Sea and seeing the main exhibit—the enormous skeleton of a real sperm whale (a sperm whale, as we know, belongs to the suborder of toothed whales). But what is it? The sperm whale's ribs are fake! Some criminals are stealing precious whale bone, replacing the skeleton fragments with plaster fakes. Emma and Lucas immediately begin investigating and quickly track down the gang trading in the whale bone. These are the colorful characters Dilda and Pocket, as well as their boss, Knife.
Having carefully studied the "True Detective's Guide" handbook passed down to the siblings from their great-uncle, the children fearlessly set out in pursuit of the crooks. It's a good thing they had brought a set of master keys from their grandfather's detective suitcase, otherwise they would have been locked up in the Whale Museum that night.
At some point, luck ran out on the young detectives, and they fell into the hands of the scoundrels. But their resourcefulness and absolute composure saved Lucas and Emma this time too. Even gags and bound hands are no obstacle for true detectives. They managed to free themselves and cunningly leave a trail that led the police straight to the criminals' lair.
The book is a joy to read in one sitting thanks to its intricate plot, engaging investigative details, and Pavel Frenkel's excellent translation.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series North Sea Detectives