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Gareth Jones
Children's Author
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Gareth P Jones is a London based Children’s author. His first book, The Case of the Missing Cats was published January 2007 and shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize. Since then he has written three more books in the Dragon Detective Agency series: The Case of the Wayward Professor, The Case of the Vanished Sea Dragon and The Case of the Stolen Film. The Thornthwaite Inheritance was published in July 2009 and his new book, Space Crime Conspiracy comes out in July 2010. Both are published by Bloomsbury. He has also written Perry’s 5 for Barrington Stoke. As well as being an author, Gareth works full time as a TV producer, making programmes about authors of grown up books. He writes his stories on the way to and from this job, while sitting on the top deck of the bus. Latest Publication: NINJA MEERKATS: HOLLYWOOD SHOWDOWN (1st March, 2012: Stripes) Legend tells of The Clan of the Scorpion, four mighty meerkats who are armed to the teeth with ninja-know-how. They are sworn to protect the world from their longtime nemesis, the Ringmaster...Bruce's favourite Hollywood action star, Vin De Pain, is starring alongside the famous canine actor Soo Me in a sequel to the popular movie "Kung Fu Chihuahua". But there's a new member of the cast - none other than Doris the Dancing Dog, the Ringmaster's faithful hound. Just what is the Ringmaster up to? The Clan jet off to Hollywood ...but they'll need to move faster than the Ringmaster can snap a clapperboard if they're to thwart his evil plans this time... | http://www.thedragondetectiveagency.com |
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| THE CONSIDINE CURSE 2011 Stripes | Fourteen-year-old Mariel returns to England for her grandmother's funeral. It is the first time she has been back since she emigrated with her mother as a baby, and it is the beginning of the uncovering of some really extraordinary truths about the Considine family. Why did Mariel's mum argue with Grandma all those years ago? Why does Amelia wear so much perfume? Why is there a very large cat flap in Louvre House? Why does Gerald seem scared of his brother's appetite? Did Grandma Considine really break her neck falling down the stairs? And most importantly, what is the dark secret that lies at the heart of the family? |
| NINJA MEERKATS:THE ESCAPE FROM ICE MOUNTAIN 2012 STRIPES | Legend tells of The Clan of the Scorpion, four mighty meerkats who are armed to the teeth with ninja-know-how. They are sworn to protect the world from their longtime nemesis, the Ringmaster...The Clan of the Scorpion are escorting their mentor, Grandmaster One Eye, to a Kung Fu Grandmaster Meet deep in the mountains of Chile, when they are ambushed by a horde of enormous spiders - the Trained Tarantulas of Santiago! But the eight-legged creeps are a cunning diversion, and the Clan soon realise that Grandmaster One Eye has been katnapped! The Clan sets out to follow the attackers south, all the way to a colossal mountain fortress in icy Antarctica - but will they reach One Eye before the trail runs ...cold? |
| NINJA MEERKATS: THE EYE OF THE MONKEY 2011 Stripes | Hidden in the remotest reaches of the Red Desert, in a place called Mystic Rock, legend tells of an elite fighting force of meerkats - The Clan of the Scorpion. Under the guidance of their mentor, the wise (and cryptic) Grandmaster One-Eye, and armed with ninja-know-how, these four warriors are sworn to protect the world from the evil plans of their age-old enemy, the Ringmaster...An enormous precious stone, rumored to possess the power of invincibility, has disappeared from a mine in India, and The Clan set of to investigate. On their arrival, they encounter the ancient guardians of the lost stone, the Shaolin monkeys. But are they friends or foes...? |
| NINJA MEERKATS: THE CLAN OF THE SCORPIAN 2011 Stripes | Hidden in the remotest reaches of the Red Desert, in a place called Mystic Rock, legend tells of an elite fighting force of meerkats - The Clan of the Scorpion. Under the guidance of their mentor, the wise (and cryptic) Grandmaster One-Eye, and armed with ninja-know-how, these four warriors are sworn to protect the world from the evil plans of their age-old enemy, the Ringmaster...When the world's rarest tiger is stolen from a locked cage, the meerkats set about tracing the thief. Their search takes them to China, where a circus is about to unveil its latest performing animal, which apparently has special powers - could this be the latest venture of the evil Ringmaster? |
| PERRY'S 5 2009 Barrington Stoke | FYI - Fiction with Stacks of Facts! |
| DRAGON DETECTIVE AGENCY: THE CASE OF THE STOLEN FILM 2008 Bloomsbury | When Holly and her friend Archie are in LA (flown out there by the billionaire Brant Buchanan) they bump into a character from Holly's past. Petal Moses is in the middle of making the film version of her autobiography. While filming in the heart of the Californian desert, the director catches something 'dragonlike' on camera. However, before it can be properly examined, the roll of film goes missing. |
| DRAGON DETECTIVE AGENCY: THE CASE OF THE VANISHED SEA DRAGON 2008 Bloomsbury | When Detective Dirk Dilly gets a surprise visit from a Sea Dragon in need of his sleuthing skills, at first he dismisses the case. After all, dragons are extremely high risk and they rarely pay well. But soon Dirk is stuck - from his horny head to the tip of his scaly tail - right in the thick of a dramatic new mystery full of unexpected danger. |
| DRAGON DETECTIVE AGENCY: THE CASE OF THE WAYWARD PROFESSOR 2007 Bloomsbury | When Dirk Dilly gets a call from a distraught wife, he does not expect much in the way of exciting crimes to solve, but he sets off to follow the husband anyway. He couldn't be more wrong and soon he is up to his scaly neck in stolen government secrets, wicked and treacherous dragons, and a confused Prime Minister's son. |
| DRAGON DETECTIVE AGENCY: THE CASE OF THE MISSING CATS 2007 Bloomsbury | When Dirk Dilly gets a call from Holly asking him to help her find her missing cat, he thinks that the case will be very tedious. However, soon he and the intrepid Holly are engaged in a life or death struggle in which the missing cats play only a small part. This is a case that will seriously test Dilly's detective skills as he finds himself up against some very dangerous foes! |
