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The Invisible Detective
Series · 8 books · 2003-2007

Books in series

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#1

Paranormal Puppet Show

2004

London, When fourteen-year-old Arthur Drake shelters from the rain in a dusty shop, the last thing he expects to find is the antique casebook of The Invisible Detective. It may have been written in the 1930s, but it's in his handwriting... London, 1936: Whatever your problem, the Invisible Detective can find the answer. He is a mystery, an enigma. In fact, the truth about the Invisible Detective is known by only four children with their own special talents. Together the children use their special skills to solve crimes and mysteries. But who'd listen to a bunch of kids? Now the gang is about to take on their most sinister case so far. When an incredible touring exhibition takes over their den, the Invisible Detective must deal with disappearing people, faceless bodies, and some deadly puppets...
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#2

Shadow Beast

2005

A daring bank robbery leads the Invisible Detective gang down into the sewers, where they discover a hideous beast whose master is the bank robber. Reprint.
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#3

The Invisible Detective

2006

When their friend, Charlie, gets mixed up with a mad scientist who is in the process of creating an army of mutant soldiers, the Invisible Detective and his team must work to put an end to the evil plot and free their friend from the scientist's powerful grip before time runs out.
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#4

Killing Time

2003

One of an exciting series of fast-paced adventures for 9-12 year olds, in which a young teen from the present finds himself sharing the memories and dreams of a boy from the 1930s. He is now one of a small gang of junior sleuths collectively masquerading as the all-seeing 'Invisible Detective'.
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#5

The Faces Of Evil

2003

London, 1937: The Invisible Detective can solve any mystery, great or small - but no one's ever seen his face. Truth is, the detective is the creation of four extraordinary kids who combat crime in his name...Who is the misshapen figure stalking the streets after dark? When people start to die, the Invisible Detective is called in. But can Art and his friends find the inhuman killer before the killer finds them? The past is far from dead, as Arthur finds out when he wins the chance to spend a weekend at a country house. He may have won a competition, but he is in danger of losing everything - including his own life...
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#6

Web of Anubis

2007

London, 1937: The Invisible Detective can solve any mystery, great or small - but no one's ever seen his face. Truth is, the detective is the creation of four extraordinary kids who combat crime in his name...AN ANCIENT CURSE A new exhibit at the British Museum is hardly a matter for the Invisible Detective. Until it goes missing. When Art and his friends investigate an ancient Egyptian curse, they discover that things are much more serious than anyone suspected. Within a hidden tomb, a timeless terror is stirring, and the dead begin to waken. In the present day, Arthur Drake and his friend Sarah find that a history project can be dangerous, and that the Invisible Detective has left them some unfinished business to attend to...
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#7

Stage Fright

2006

This is the seventh case for the Invisible Detective.
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#8

The Legion Of The Dead

2006

London, 1937: The Invisible Detective can solve any mystery, great or small - but no one's ever seen his face. Truth is, the detective is the creation of four extraordinary kids who combat crime in his name...London, today: Arthur Drake is not impressed by a publicity stunt. But if a celebrity wants to get lowered into the Thames in a glass box, that's his problem. Or is it? Soon Arthur discovers that it could spell disaster for millions of people. A Roman coin, a strange burglary, and a mysterious attack outside a graveyard. When Art and his friends investigate, they discover more than they bargained for - a missing treasure, a ghostly figure, the legend of a lost Roman legion. What has counterfeit money got to do with an ancient pagan spirit of darkness? Can they solve the mystery in time to avert disaster?

Author

Justin Richards
Justin Richards
Author · 127 books
Justin Richards is a British writer. He has written many spin off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and he is Creative Director for the BBC Books range. He has also written for television, contributing to Five's soap opera Family Affairs. He is also the author of a series of crime novels for children about the Invisible Detective, and novels for older children. His Doctor Who novel The Burning was placed sixth in the Top 10 of SFX magazine's "Best SF/Fantasy novelisation or TV tie-in novel" category of 2000.
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