The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good

A hidden garden. An ancient tale. A missing child. This is an addictive mystery with crossing narratives that's impossible to put down.Fran doesn't want to stay with her aunt and uncle and her annoying cousin, Imogen. Imogen is rude and unfriendly and, it turns out, missing... But her parents don't seem to know who Fran means - don't be silly, we don't have a daughter, you know that. So it's up to Fran, and Imogen's best friend, Bex, to find out what's happened to her.Except Bex doesn't know who Imogen is either. All Fran knows is that it's got something to do with the hidden garden at Stillness Hall and the twelve statues that belong there. Could a mysterious old tale, a story of enchantment and death, hold the answers?More brilliant stories by Kirsty Applebaum:The Life and Time of Lonny QuickeThe MiddlerTroofriend

About the author

Kirsty was born in Essex and grew up in Hampshire. She has had a wide variety of jobs including bookselling, railway re-signalling, picking stones off conveyor belts, putting lids on perfume bottles and teaching Pilates. She now lives with her husband on top of a hill in Winchester.

Product details

• Authors: Kirsty Applebaum
• Publisher: Nosy Crow
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 11.09.2025
• EAN: 9781805131472
• ISBN: 978-1-80513-147-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense, JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Thrillers (Children's / Teenage), For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense