From a rising stand-up comedian and exciting new talent in children's fiction comes a brilliantly funny murder mystery series that BBC Radio called "Knives Out meets Poirot—but for children!"
Bonnie Montgomery is the world's greatest detective. Not that anyone—other than Grampa Banks—has heard of her. But they will have heard of Montgomery Bonbon, the gentleman detective with the bristly mustache, fashionable beret, and accent that's hard to place. Montgomery Bonbon is responsible for solving many high-stakes crimes, including unmasking the Emmental Bandit, restoring the Rusakova diamonds to their rightful owner, and busting an international owl-smuggling ring, resulting in the arrest of over twelve owls.
But now Montgomery Bonbon is needed on a case much closer to home, at the Hornville Museum in Bonnie's hometown of Widdlington, where a mysterious death has occurred. Don't look too carefully, however—from certain angles, Montgomery Bonbon looks suspiciously like a ten-year-old girl . . . Brimming with charm and wit, this debut offering from comedian and writer Alasdair Beckett-King and best-selling illustrator Claire Powell is a delightful modern take on the classic whodunit.
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- ISBN: 9781536241815
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- ISBN: 9781536241815
- File size: 116017 KB
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Publisher's Weekly
Starred review from November 11, 2024
By donning a raincoat, beret, and bristly fake mustache, and affecting a nebulous accent, 10-year-old Bonnie Montgomery assumes her alter ego: the gentleman detective Montgomery Bonbon. While touring Widdlington’s Hornville Museum with her grandfather, a security guard is murdered within a locked turret room. With a wry aside regarding the
circumstances—a “decent detective can hardly eat breakfast without finding a corpse in their cocoa rice flakes”—Bonbon discovers a valuable Roman Britain eagle statue has also been stolen and clashes with bumbling adult nemesis Insp. Prashanti Sands. The ensuing inquiry takes Bonbon and her sidekick grandfather to a church choir, a cemetery, and into rival village Widdling-on-Sea as she investigates museum employees, the wealthy Hornville family, and the history of the missing artifact, leading to a confrontational climax in the tradition of Agatha Christie. Comedian Beckett-King’s sparkling series-starting debut delivers constant laughs and witty rejoinders. Whimsical Edward Gorey–esque b&w illustrations by Powell (A Gallery of Rogues) enhance this brilliantly crafted mystery’s absurdist delight. Bonnie and her family are depicted as white; supporting characters are racially diverse. Ages 9–12.
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