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Mark Dawson, Author
Ben Mantle, Illustrator
Series: The After School Detective Club
Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books
Publication date: June 23, 2022
Category: Crime & Mystery Fiction
ISBN: 9781801300179
The second in a series of gripping adventure stories for readers 8+, perfect for fans of Enid Blyton.
The friends can’t believe their luck when they get the chance to stay in a castle for their Easter holidays.
The castle is everything they had hoped for, with a moat and an ancient burial mound that gives it an air of mystery. But things are not what they seem and a treacherous discovery in the grounds reveals a 300-year-old treasure map.
The race is on. The After-School Detective Club is in pursuit of Ragnar’s gold – a hoard of treasure said to have been buried by a Viking warrior and guarded by his demon hound… that is, unless someone else gets there first.
Mark Dawson was born in Lowestoft, UK, and has worked as a DJ, ice cream door seller, factory hand and club promoter. He eventually trained as a lawyer and worked for ten years in London. He is the bestselling author of adult thrillers, such as the John Milton, Beatrix Rose and Isabella Rose series, and has sold more than 3 million books. He lives in Wiltshire with his wife and two children.
Ben Mantle is the illustrator of Shane Hegarty’s Boot, shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award. His picture book The Best Birthday Present Ever won the Dundee Picture Book Award and he has illustrated a number of iconic fiction covers such as Piers Torday’s The Lost Magician and Jenny McLachlan’s The Land of Roar. Ben studied Animation at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design before working as an animator. Since 2008, Ben has been working as a children’s book illustrator and also produces screen prints and digital artwork to exhibit. Ben lives in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.