Gareth P Jones
Gareth P Jones is the author of The Thornthwaite Inheritance, which was shortlisted for over 11 local book awards and won seven. His first novel for Bloomsbury, The Dragon Detective Agency: The Case of the Missing Cats, was shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Book Prize. He went on to write more Dragon Detective book,s as well as the interstellar crime adventure Space Crime Conspiracy. His latest series with Stripes is called Pet Defenders and involves pets fighting aliens. Gareth works as a TV producer and is a talented musician, creating songs for his books. He lives in London and has seven cousins, who he never sees when the moon is full!
Books
Adventures of the steampunk pirates: attack of the giant sea spiders
Author: Gareth P Jones
Illustrator: Artful Doodlers
Publisher: Stripes publishing
Interest age: 7-11
Reading age: 9+
The Leaky Battery is a pirate ship with a crew powered by steam and clockwork, apart from Pendle the cabin boy (who is really a girl).
Adventures of the Steampunk Pirates: Clash of the Rival Robots
Author: Gareth P Jones
Illustrator: Artful Dodgers
Publisher: Stripes
Interest age: 7-11
Reading age: 7+
After the motley crew of The Leaky Battery escape the clutches of the King of England, they run into trouble when a mechanical albatross lands on their ship.
Adventures of the Steampunk Pirates: rise of the slippery sea monster
Author: Gareth P Jones
Publisher: Stripes
Interest age: 7-11
Reading age: 7+
The Steampunk Pirates' treasure has been stolen by what they think is a sea monster. They make a plan to get their treasure back and uncover more mysteries than they bargained for in this rip-roaring tale of daring-do on the high seas.
Are You the Pirate Captain?
Author: Gareth P Jones
Illustrator: Garry Parsons
Publisher: Andersen Press
Interest age: 4-6
Reading age: 5+
First Mate Hugh is on the hunt for a Captain to help lead a trip out to sea.
Beards from Outer Space (Pet Defenders #2)
Author: Gareth P Jones
Publisher: Little Tiger Press
Interest age: 7-9
Reading age: 7+
Mitzy the cat and Biskit the dog are back to once again foil an alien plot to take over the earth. The second book in the Pet Defenders series does not disappoint.
Constable & Toop
Author: Gareth P Jones
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Interest age: 9+
Reading age: 10+
A Victorian funeral parlour is the setting for this exciting mystery that blends comedy with the dark, spooky and supernatural.
Death or Ice Cream?
Author: Gareth P Jones
Publisher: Hot Key
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 11+
Larkin Mills is no ordinary town. It's a place of contradictions and enigma, of secrets and mysteries. A place with an exquisite ice cream parlour, and an awful lot of death. An extraordinary mystery in Larkin Mills is beginning to take shape.
Escape from Planet Bogey
Author: Gareth P Jones Illustrator: Steve May
Publisher: Stripes
Interest age: 5-8
Reading age: 7+
Did you know that a secret society of dogs, cats, rabbits and rodents are keeping you safe from honking aliens and flying dung saucers? A funny, fast, snot-filled escapade featuring aliens, courageous and brave pets and a horribly slimy planet.
The Considine Curse
Author: Gareth P Jones
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Interest age: 9-10
Reading age: 9+
Ever woken up to an eerie howl in the night and wondered what it was? This creepy tale about the Considine family might just have the answer
The Thornthwaite Inheritance
Author: Gareth P Jones
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 8+
Ovid and Lorelli Thornthwaite, come from a long line of murderers, or so they have been led to believe