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Roll up! Roll up! For the second exciting instalment in The Big-Top Mysteries series, packed with all the fun of the circus and an intriguing new mystery to be solved …

Roll up! Roll up! A new season is about to begin at the Shortbread family's circus! The big-top is ready and everyone is excited to get started. But as the shows begin chief clown Mr Birdcage is in a bit of a pickle – none of his hilarious props seem to be working! When budding detectives Billy, Fern and Joe get on the case to investigate, they soon discover that the props have been tampered with! But who would want to sabotage Mr Birdcage and why?



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"This is a lovely, gentle story, and Sam Usher’s plentiful and detailed illustrations are integral to its appeal – we especially liked the one of the clown’s storage caravan" – Roaring Reads, Blog

The Big-Top Mysteries (2) – The Great Clown

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    A Paperback / softback by Alexander McCall Smith, Sam Usher

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
      Publication Date: 03/10/2019
      ISBN13: 9781781128800, 978-1781128800
      ISBN10: 1781128804
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Roll up! Roll up! For the second exciting instalment in The Big-Top Mysteries series, packed with all the fun of the circus and an intriguing new mystery to be solved …

      Roll up! Roll up! A new season is about to begin at the Shortbread family's circus! The big-top is ready and everyone is excited to get started. But as the shows begin chief clown Mr Birdcage is in a bit of a pickle – none of his hilarious props seem to be working! When budding detectives Billy, Fern and Joe get on the case to investigate, they soon discover that the props have been tampered with! But who would want to sabotage Mr Birdcage and why?



      Trade Review

      "This is a lovely, gentle story, and Sam Usher’s plentiful and detailed illustrations are integral to its appeal – we especially liked the one of the clown’s storage caravan" – Roaring Reads, Blog

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