An absolutely delightful debut with heartwarming character growth and a clever, genre-savvy country-house mystery. - Kirkus Starred Review
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From the goodreads.com community "A celebration of words and individuality, this remarkable debut is both brilliantly contemporary and instantly classic." As at 14 Dec 4.07 out of 5 stars with 5,118 ratings.
A hilarious mystery adventure perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Lemony Snicket.
On the day they are born, each Swift is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name and a definition, and it is assumed they will grow up to match. Unfortunately, Shenanigan Swift has other ideas. So what if her relatives all think she's destined to turn out as a troublemaker, just because of her name?
Shenanigan knows she can be whatever she wants - pirate, explorer or even detective. Which is lucky, really, because when one of the Family tries to murder Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, someone has to work out whodunit. With the help of her sisters and cousin, Shenanigan grudgingly takes on the case, but more murders, a hidden treasure and an awful lot of suspects make thing seriously complicated.
Can Shenanigan catch the killer before the whole household is picked off? And in a Family where definitions are so important, can she learn to define herself?
Age: From 9 years
Paperback
Beth Lincoln, Claire Powell
464 pages
H: 198mm W: 129mm Spine: 28mm
Weight: 367 grams