A Trail of Trickery

Clues, suspects and a good deal of misdirection drive A Trail of Trickery, Adam Frost's mystery for readers who like working a puzzle out alongside the characters. The plot moves quickly, dropping small details that only pay off much later, so attentive readers get rewarded for noticing things. Frost keeps the humour light and the chapters short, which makes the book comfortable for children still building stamina but wanting a story with genuine suspense rather than a simplified one. Handy details: • A whodunit structure that invites guessing before the solution arrives • Comic touches that stop the tension becoming too heavy for younger readers • Encourages careful reading, since throwaway details often turn out to matter • Sized for middle-grade readers moving on from early chapter books Suited to nine- to twelve-year-old mystery fans, school libraries and gift buyers looking for something more engaging than a formula story; published by Little Tiger Books and stocked by Boipoka.