Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats

By Alexander McCall Smith

Book Overview

Harriet Bean loves nothing more than a good mystery. And together with her five extraordinary aunts (Veronica, Harmonica, Majolica, and twins Japonica and Thessalonika), she is always ready to take on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582349762
• ISBN13: 9781582349763
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4

Customer Reviews

Good series of books

We really like Alexander McCall Smith books, and this is no exception. My 6 yr old son loves detective and mystery stories and these are really well written and interesting, fun to read aloud for the whole family.

Harriet Becomes A Detective

In his last Harriet Bean book, McCall Smith reveals that Harriet has twin Aunts who are detectives. With Smith's bent toward detective stories it is little wonder he wasted no time creating one for Harriet. That is how the book starts off. The aunts have found that there is something wrong with the horseracing business and the races seem to be fixed in some way. They need more information in order to figure out how it is being done. It must be done by the jockeys considering the high level security around the horses. And Harriet is just the right size to pose as a jockey. Harriet has her moments of doubt and dread, but in the end, she does solve the mystery. Readers will find Smith using his familiar style and ethics. He notes that cheating is a bad thing and that people should not do it. The book is recommended for readers from 7 to 12 years of age.