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Wicked Things
Series · 6 books · 2020

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Wicked Things #1

2020

The Eisner Award winning team of John Allison and Max Sarin return to the world of Giant Days for a new series about everyone’s favorite child detective; Charlotte Grote. NO GOOD DEED GOES UNHIRED The Eisner Award winning team of John Allison and Max Sarin return to the world of Giant Days for a new series about everyone’s favorite child detective; Charlotte Grote. Nineteen year old Charlotte Grote has her whole life ahead of her; headed straight to Oxford and a future as a real detective—until she’s framed for murder! Given the choice between going to jail basically forever or joining the police, Lottie decides to hit the beat, all while trying to find the real murderer. Lottie may have been running rings about the police since her 9th birthday, but she’s never been on this side of the security tape. Could the future of law enforcement be 5’2” with an extremely strong bangs game? Yes. Very yes. Collects Wicked Things #1-6.
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Wicked Things #2

2020

At the Savoy Hotel, in the aftermath of an attack on legendary detective Kendo Miyamoto, Lottie Grote finds herself the number one suspect in a potential muder investigation. There might be a way out, though, but only if she's willing to make a deal with the devil... Scotland Yard!
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Wicked Things #3

2020

Left in legal limbo with a murder accusation hanging over her and with only her wits for protection, Lottie Grote is determined to show the coppers overseeing her that she can detect rings around them all... And maybe (hopefully) she'll even be able to prove herself innocent in the process!
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Wicked Things #4

2020

Lottie gets a new lead on her case—aka the murder she was framed for—but with her work at Scotland Yard consisting of photocopying and coffee runs, how will she find time to pursue the true criminal?
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Wicked Things #5

2020

Under house arrest, Lottie has started to make a few friends in the criminal lifestyle, and is even working on a new, exciting casino heist case with her police liaison... but has she lost sight of what really matters—proving her own innocence?
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Wicked Things #6

2020

With the attempted murder Lottie was framed for still under investigation, and the victim still in a coma, Lottie is running out of time to prove her innocence. And the police just enlisted Lottie for a sting operation at London’s best casino! Will Lottie be able to foil a heist, prove her innocence, and keep up her hair game in just one night?

Author

John Allison
John Allison
Author · 109 books

John Allison is the author and artist of the British webcomics Scary Go Round and Bad Machinery. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See other authors with similar names.

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