JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories
Rob Lloyd Jones never wanted to be a writer when he grew up. He wanted to be Indiana Jones. So he studied Egyptology and archaeology, and went on expeditions to strange places. But all he found were interesting stories. So he decided to write them down. Wild Boy is his first novel, although he's written around thirty other books for children, including historical non-fiction and adaptations of classics such as Jekyll and Hyde. He lives in London (SW2) with his wife and one-year-old son, who has big eyes like Wild Boy, but is not as hairy...
JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories
Rob Lloyd Jones never wanted to be a writer when he grew up. He wanted to be Indiana Jones. So he studied Egyptology and archaeology, and went on expeditions to strange places. But all he found were interesting stories. So he decided to write them down. Wild Boy is his first novel, although he's written around thirty other books for children, including historical non-fiction and adaptations of classics such as Jekyll and Hyde. He lives in London (SW2) with his wife and one-year-old son, who has big eyes like Wild Boy, but is not as hairy...
Rob Lloyd Jones never wanted to be a writer when he grew up. He wanted to be Indiana Jones. So he studied Egyptology and archaeology, and went on expeditions to strange places. But all he found were interesting stories. So he decided to write them down. Wild Boy is his first novel, although he's written around thirty other books for children, including historical non-fiction and adaptations of classics such as Jekyll and Hyde. He lives in London (SW2) with his wife and one-year-old son, who has big eyes like Wild Boy, but is not as hairy…
A gripping murder mystery
*Sunday Express*
Dripping with atmosphere and gothic gore, Wild Boy will appeal to
fans of Sherlock Holmes, gothic horror and all things murderous and
mysterious.
*Lovereading4kids.co.uk*
Freak shows, mysteries and intrigue, what's not to love? A
brilliantly imagined historical adventure
*TBK Magazine*
Mixing mystery with action, adventure and history and the creepy
backdrop of the fairground, this book will hook young readers from
the first page
*We Love This Book*
A brilliant thrilling detective book with a great new twist.
Excellently told, it grabs you from the start. A must read.
*Writing.ie*
A pleasingly pacy and atmospheric historical romp.
*Booktrust*
An engaging tale unlike anything else out there at the moment.
*Serendipity Reviews*
This was a great read and I want/need a sequel...Because I don't
want to let Wild Boy go yet...
*The Pewter Wolf*
I loved the way the book finished and I will be buying the next Rob
Lloyd Jones book in this series.
*Moloney King*
A fiendishly pacy mystery-adventure story
*Lytham St Annes Express*
A really enjoyable read
*Overflowing Library*
An epic debut start
*Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books*
It had me completely hooked from beginning to end and I loved every
moment of it
*BookZone4Boys*
I started reading this book and it immediately felt like my heart
had been stolen by Wild Boy
*Fluttering Butterflies*
I loved every minute
*Big Book Little Book*
A pacy, atmospheric and thrilling adventure
*Metro*
His eventful life will mesmerise boys in particular.
*Times*
There is plenty of excitement and scary moment in this atmospheric,
though provoking full length novel for older, capable readers.
*Primary Times*
The story takes off like a rocket
*The Times Book of the Week*
good fun and jolly hair-raising.
*The Times Book of the Week*
An atmosphere=packed, pacy, mystery-adventure story for readers
aged nine and older . . . this has appeal to fans of Sherlock
Holmes, gothic horror and all things murderous and mysterious
*Lytham St Annes Press*
An exciting adventure mystery set in 1940s London . . . period
details are used effectively o create a historically authentic
atmosphere
*Carousel*
A delicious romp of a story where circus life is described in all
its seedy, Victorian glory.
*The Guardian*
Set in the Victorian underworld, this is a gripping mystery with
Shades of Sherlock Holmes.
*The Week Junior*
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