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Max and Maddy Twist's parents were once famous, international detectives - before the evil Professor Sardine ruined their careers, that is. Now they run an ice-cream parlour, and it is the services of their crime-busting Cluedo-champion children that are called upon. Mr Huffendort, a rich Swiss banker is very worried about a series of raids upon banks, carried out by a team of highly-trained St Bernard dogs! Who can be the criminal mastermind behind this evil and cunning plot? It's time for Max and Maddy to pack their hats, scarves and various disguises, and fly to Switzerland to find out ...
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Alexander McCall Smith is professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. He is also the author of over fifty books. These range from adult fiction to specialist titles, such as Forensic Aspects of Sleep, to a wide selection of children's books. In 1999 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency was published. This book quickly became a bestseller and was voted one of the 'International Books of the Year and the Millennium' by the Times Literary Supplement. In America the success of the series was instant with sales exceeding two million in the USA alone. Winner of three Author of the Year awards in 2004 (British Book Awards, Booksellers' Association and Waterstone's), Bloomsbury Publishing are very proud and excited to be re-publishing Alexander's key children's books.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read almost all of the AMS children's books to my 7-year old son and they are his current faves - this is typical. Stories are always gentle and well worded, and there's plenty of scope for parents to try out their accents for the different characters!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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My kids love all of these. Would be nice to see a "box set" as they start to add up when you buy 4 or 5 like I have.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Entertaining introduction to mysteries
27 Oct 2009
Format:Paperback
Max and Maddy have learned detective skills from their parents and by playing the game Clue. They use these problem-solving skills to help a Swiss banker find robbers who have been using dogs to do their deeds. The writing is as witty and sharp as McCall Smith's books written for adults.
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18 Oct 2011
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Max and Maddy, whose parents were once detectives, travel to Switzerland, where they solve the mystery of how and why St. Bernard dogs are robbing banks. The dogs are being kidnapped -- make that dognapped -- by the villain Claude Sardine, and then trained to rob banks. Max and Maddy hatch a clever plan in which they find the hideout of Sardine, rescue the St. Bernards, and bring back the stolen money.
While this book has a good plot, Max and Maddy don't seem to have any unique character traits. In addition, the writing consists of a lot of description and little dialogue. There's no real sense of danger and the pace of the book is a bit slow. The setting is great, though, and the dogs are wonderful.
While this book has a good plot, Max and Maddy don't seem to have any unique character traits. In addition, the writing consists of a lot of description and little dialogue. There's no real sense of danger and the pace of the book is a bit slow. The setting is great, though, and the dogs are wonderful.
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