Author(s): Julia Owen

New Zealand titles - children

When nasty old Miss Horn is found dead in her home, Mickey knows something's wrong. She saw someone at the house while she was delivering the paper the day before and Miss Horn's vicious little dog Cupcake is missing. Since Darcy, the new hunk in town, hasn't noticed her existence yet, and with nothing much else to do during the holidays, Mickey, her brother Gaz and friends Bugs and Erina set out to solve the mystery, little realising their lives are in danger.
With a stroppy heroine and a clever male side-kick, this mystery novel is packed with lots of laughs, oddball characters and snappy one-liners.
A fun read for ages 11 plus, particularly girls.