Anisha, Accidental Detective

by Serena Patel, illustrated by Emma McCann

Interest age: 6 to 11
Reading age: 6+

Published by Usborne, 2020

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About this book

10 year-old Anisha’s ultra dramatic Aunty Bindi is getting married tomorrow so tensions are already running high before the ‘wedding of the year’ - and things only get worse when Anisha gets a note saying Bindi’s groom Uncle Tony has been kidnapped, and won’t be released until the wedding is cancelled! It's up to Anisha to find Uncle Tony with the help of her best friend Milo, and she has a hunch the culprit is somebody close to the family. She needs to use her scientific skills of logic and deduction to track down Uncle Tony in time for his wedding.

This is a highly amusing, fast-paced debut in a very promising new detective series. The humour is deft, the dialogue great and Anisha’s multi-generational British Indian family is an inclusive and wonderful world to escape into. This book is delightfully illustrated by Emma McCann in an expressive and amusing way – and the graphic elements of the text make this book accessible and a  fun read. Great for children who like to laugh while they’re reading and perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart. We can’t wait to read the next book in the series, especially after reading the taster chapter at the end of the book!

About the author

Serena Patel is the critically acclaimed author of the bestselling Anisha, Accidental Detective series, which won the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award in 2020, was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award 2021 and the Lollies Book Awards 2021. Holiday Adventure won The Week Junior Book Award for Younger Fiction in 2023. 

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