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Under Suspicion: A Friday Barnes Mystery

By R. A. Spratt & Phil Gosier
Under Suspicion: A Friday Barnes Mystery by R. A. Spratt & Phil Gosier digital book - Fable

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Friday Barnes, girl detective extraordinaire, finds herself in a pickle when she's suddenly... under arrest?!

Fresh off solving the perplexing swamp-yeti mystery at her boarding school, the last thing Friday expected was to be arrested. Now, she must clear her name quickly, because there's no rest for this clever sleuth. New cases await, from a scandalous quiche bake-off to a decades-old mystery buried in her school's backyard. And why is the new boy, Christopher, being so nice to her?

Join Friday as she embarks on more adventures and unravels intriguing mysteries in Under Suspicion: A Friday Barnes Mystery, the second book in the illustrated Friday Barnes series. With the brains (and social skills) of Sherlock Holmes, this girl genius is sure to crack every case that comes her way.

Continue the fun with Book Three, No Rules: A Friday Barnes Mystery, or start from the beginning with Girl Detective: A Friday Barnes Mystery. Praise for the series abounds, with Kirkus Reviews noting, "Spratt continues to hit just the right mix of dry humor and suspense," and School Library Journal proclaiming, "This second book in the Friday Barnes series is even funnier and quirkier than its predecessor."

Perfect for fans of quirky mysteries, smart female leads, and hilarious detective stories, the Friday Barnes books are a must-read for middle-grade readers.

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About R. A. Spratt

R.A. Spratt is an award-winning author and television writer. Her Nanny Piggins series went into nine best selling volumes in Australia. She lives in Bowral, Australia with her husband, two daughters and a puppy called Henry. Like Friday Barnes, R.A. enjoys wearing a silly hat.

Phil Gosier

Phil Gosier is an independent art director and designer working in the Washington, D.C. area. His illustration and design clients include Kellogg's, the Discovery Channel, Marvel and DC Comics, and Macmillan, where he illustrates the Friday Barnes Mystery series as well as his own picture books, including Snow Beast Comes to Play. He graduated from the University of Maryland and lives in suburban Maryland with his family.

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