The Great Clown Conundrum

Roll up! Roll up! For the second exciting instalment in The Big-Top Mysteries series, packed with all the fun of the circus and an intriguing new mystery to be solved ...Roll up! Roll up! A new season is about to begin at the Shortbread family's circus! The big-top is ready and everyone is excited to get started. But as the shows begin chief clown Mr Birdcage is in a bit of a pickle - none of his hilarious props seem to be working! When budding detectives Billy, Fern and Joe get on the case to investigate, they soon discover that the props have been tampered with! But who would want to sabotage Mr Birdcage and why?

About the author

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the award-winning series The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, and he now devotes his time to the writing of fiction, including the 44 Scotland Street and the Isabel Dalhousie series. He is the author of over eighty books on a wide array of subjects, and his work has been translated into forty-six languages. Before becoming a full-time writer he was for many years Professor of Medical Law at Edinburgh.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander McCall Smith, McCall Smith Alexander, Alexander McCall Smith
• Assisted by: Sam Usher (Illustration), Usher Sam (Illustration)
• Publisher: Barrington Stoke
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 7
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 16.10.2019
• EAN: 9781781128800
• ISBN: 978-1-78112-880-0
• No. of pages: 113
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Conkers; The Big-Top Mysteries
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / General, Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories