"Perfect for younger detectives. So funny and clever and sweet." Robin Stevens

Winner of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Prize and of the Crimefest Best Crime Novel for Children

HELP! My super-dramatic Aunty Bindi is getting married tomorrow and she's having a mega meltdown.

But sssh! I've just found a ransom note, pushed through the letter box, saying Uncle Tony, Bindi's husband-to-be, has been kidnapped, and will only be freed if the wedding is cancelled!

I have to keep this a secret otherwise it'll be panic-central...

I guess it's up to me - Anisha, ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE, to save the day.

About the Author
Serena Patel (Author)
Serena Patel is the author of the Anisha, Accidental Detective series which won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award for Fiction. She lives in the West Midlands with her family and believes all children deserve to feel seen in the stories they read and that books are an important tool for empathy. When she's not writing Serena enjoys watching movies, reading and eating cake. Chocolate cake preferred.

Emma McCann (Illustrator)
Emma McCann is a freelance illustrator, sporadic painter/print maker, occasional cake baker, and regular mess maker. She lives in Cornwall and works from an attic studio where her ideas are scribbled, Wacom'd, and Photoshopped into existence. In her spare time, Emma undertakes scientific research into Cornwall's best cream tea and takes it very, very seriously.



Reviews
The story surfs along on a wave of excitable prose, while offering insights into Hindu culture that, for the uninitiated, are intriguing. * Financial Times *
The chaotic warmth of an eccentric extended family underpins this exhilarating romp which touches upon children's insecurity about change. Anisha and Milo are an engaging team who we are sure to meet again. * Daily Mail *
Young crime lovers will snap up Serena Patel's lively, funny Anisha, Accidental Detective. * The Guardian *
Patel's astute characterisation and irresistible humour are heightened by Emma McCann's illustrations. * The Guardian, Children's Books of the Year *
A fabulously funny mystery. * Sunday Express *


Awards
Winner of Sainsbury's Children's Book Award 2020 (UK) and Crimefest Book Awards 2021 (UK). Short-listed for The British Book Awards 2021 (UK) and Tower Hamlets Book Award 2020 (UK) and North Somerset Teachers' Book Award 2020 (UK). Long-listed for The Branford Boase Award 2021 (UK) and Leicester Libraries Our Best Book 2021 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9781474959520
Author Serena Patel
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Usborne Publishing Ltd
Publisher Usborne Publishing Ltd
Weight(grams) 210g
Dimensions(mm) 199mm * 133mm * 17mm