The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves 1: Egypt's Fire

By Tom Phillips

Book Overview

Hilarious, non-stop adventure, a mysterious jewel heist, and a detective team like no other make this a must-have middle grade series starter. Perfect for fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events and Enola Holmes.

After twelve-year-old John Boarhog's mom dies, the last thing he wants is to be schlepped off to the Jersey Home for Boys, where kids are forced to make skinny jeans for hipsters and are fed nothing but kale. Instead, he makes himself a snug home in the ceiling of the New York Museum of Natural History, where he reads anything he get his hands on and explores the artifacts afterhours.

But when a rare Egyptian ruby--the highlight of the museum's new exhibit--goes missing, John is accused of the crime. That is until the unpredictable Inspector Toadius McGee sweeps in to wrestle control of the case, certain that the true culprit is a notorious criminal he's been tracking for years.

John quickly becomes the Watson to Toadius's Holmes as they race from Broadway to back alleys to a speak-easy that only serves root beer. And along the way, John uncovers secrets about his own past, including that he's a lot more involved in this web of endearing ne'er-do-wells than he ever could have imagined.

A love letter to classic middle grade, Egypt's Fire introduces a remarkable new duo that will steal your heart as surely as it leaves you begging for their next grand adventure.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1645951057
• ISBN13: 9781645951056
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Pixel+ink
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

My grandson is now reading this book back to me!

Not only did I enjoy reading this book to my grandson he he won’t read anything he’s reading his book by himself. His favorite character is shim sham. And his favorite storyline is when he. His favorite story line is pancake lessons in the pancake parlor, so thank you Tom for writing this wonderful book. You are a new best friend.