Rockstar Detectives

Rockstar Detectives

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  • Create Date：2022-01-27 00:51:12
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Adam Hills
  • ISBN：0241505976
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Summary

The debut novel from comedian and presenter of The Last Leg， Adam Hills， featuring a young detective dream team。

When a priceless painting goes missing， Charley - a 12-year-old viral singing sensation - and her best friend George - camera whizz and budding comedian - are shocked to discover they're the prime suspects。

Now Charley and George have to prove they're not international criminals - all while nailing a stellar European tour and keeping up with their homework！ But as news of high-profile heists hits the headlines wherever they go， Charley and George keep finding themselves in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons。

Can they solve these baffling crimes and save themselves， or will their shot for stardom be over almost as soon as it's begun？

Featuring brilliant illustrations from Luna Valentine。

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Reviews

Anni ，

This was an adorable read。 Perhaps I should preface my review with my background though: I’m an adult and definitely not the target group， so this is obviously something I’m bearing in mind as I read this review。 Moreover， I received a free copy in advance but it was in exchange for an honest review and therefore has no impact on my rating。 Two things drew me to this book: 1） The inclusion of a character with a disability。 My own disability is very different from George’s， but I would have given This was an adorable read。 Perhaps I should preface my review with my background though: I’m an adult and definitely not the target group， so this is obviously something I’m bearing in mind as I read this review。 Moreover， I received a free copy in advance but it was in exchange for an honest review and therefore has no impact on my rating。 Two things drew me to this book: 1） The inclusion of a character with a disability。 My own disability is very different from George’s， but I would have given so much to read more stories with disabled characters when I was a child。 2） I absolutely devoured all sorts of detective stories when I was a child and I’m not ashamed to say that I am still happy to re-read some of my favourites as an adult。 I wanted to see how these sorts of stories are done these days。 Overall， this was a well-done children’s book with an interesting story line and a plot twist that I admittedly so coming from miles away as an adult reader but that would probably surprise younger readers。 The following aspects stood out: [b]The writing & the illustrations:[/b] This was well-suited for the targeted age group。 The only thing that bothered me a little was an overuse of brackets in places where they were absolutely not necessary。 The illustrations were cute and fitting but also not overdone – perfect！[b]The characters: [/b]I thought the two main protagonists – Charley and George – were very likeable and I would have loved them as a kid！ Most importantly， I can’t stress enough how much I loved seeing a children’s book with a disabled character that is not solely defined by their disability。 I thought this was well done as George’s wheelchair does feature in the book and in some plotlines） in a tactful way） and this sense it’s always there but it’s not his defining characteristic/talent/problem as it sometimes tends to be in stories about disabled characters。 More of this please， especially in children’s fiction！ Most of the adult characters remain stereotypes at best and are just utterly clueless at worst。 It fits the book and its vibe overall – it’s not the most serious book in the world but meant to be a more fun and light-hearted romp。 Nonetheless， I thought I should mention this in a review as I remember very vividly that when I was a child reading books it bothered me a little when adult characters were obviously a lot less well-rounded than the kid protagonists。 This is down to personal taste though。 [b]The plot:[/b] It was a fun romp， honestly， but even for a middle-grade book I found this a little far-fetched。 The kids are being accused of art theft – but apparently the police never informed their parents but keeps threatening to arrest them。 They take it on themselves to solve the crime but some of their suspects are so far-fetched you can’t even consider it circumstantial。 For example， they suspect a friend’s father because he is a pilot and apparently that means he could have reached the international destinations that things were stolen from。 It depends a lot on the child， they level or maturity and experience as a reader。 However， personally， when I was middle-grade-aged I was already reading detective fiction with more realistic plotlines and suspects。 I would， therefore， recommend this story for younger children and/or inexperienced readers。 I did love the different places that the protagonists visited and the information on various European destinations & their history。 This was very well done！ 。。。more

Victoria ，

I appreciate the comedy of the author alot， so wondered if that would shine in this and I think it does as we get a fun story of intrigue， friendship and following your dreams in this book about two young people being in the wrong place at the wrong time。 Both Charlie and George are really well written characters who have such great personalities throughout this book and really react to things like a kid would which I think is sometimes very difficult to write， however I think the author does su I appreciate the comedy of the author alot， so wondered if that would shine in this and I think it does as we get a fun story of intrigue， friendship and following your dreams in this book about two young people being in the wrong place at the wrong time。 Both Charlie and George are really well written characters who have such great personalities throughout this book and really react to things like a kid would which I think is sometimes very difficult to write， however I think the author does such a good job here - not to mention I've not actually read enough books with characters that are in a wheelchair， nevermind ones that are written as well as this - George is a great balance to Charlie's character throughout。 I think it's put well in the book that Charlie is the creative one， and George is the planner。 Plot-wise， it's such a fun read and very difficult to stop reading， especially coming into those final chapters where the story twists and turns and makes for a fantastic ending。 The use of history in the places they visit is done really well and the story has a really fast and great pace that kids are going to love。 The cast of characters is excellent， and I can imagine this being the first in a great series， but I'd also love to see this as a kid's show or film， it feels like you're watching a film sometimes as the scene setting is done so well。 A really fun read that kids will love， I hope we have more adventures with these two great characters！（I received an ARC from Netgalley for honest review）。 。。。more

Michelle ，

12 year old Charley is a viral singing sensation taking the world by storm; along with her best friend/cameraman/future comedian George， they are touring the world and having the time of their lives。When a priceless painting goes missing whilst they're on tour， the duo are shocked to find themselves as prime suspects of the crime。 It's down to the two rockstar detectives to prove their innocence when evidence of even more bizarre thefts seem to be stacking against them。I love this book， it's hil 12 year old Charley is a viral singing sensation taking the world by storm; along with her best friend/cameraman/future comedian George， they are touring the world and having the time of their lives。When a priceless painting goes missing whilst they're on tour， the duo are shocked to find themselves as prime suspects of the crime。 It's down to the two rockstar detectives to prove their innocence when evidence of even more bizarre thefts seem to be stacking against them。I love this book， it's hilarious and witty with a real mystery that kept me guessing。 It also made me want to visit so many places in the world， I learned new things in the most fun way！ The characters are so likeable， even the not so nice ones - I couldn't help but root for them at the end， that's the kind of story this this。 I absolutely love that George being a wheelchair user is such a normal part of the story and isn't made into a big deal， it's exactly as it should be and I'm so happy his hilarious character is what shines through above all else。 I hope there's going to be a second book， this was too funny for there to not be a follow up。 。。。more

Grace ，

A lovely story that has a good moral basis， the a children’s crime novel！ What’s not to love？ The thing I loved the most was the way disability was not just tagged on， there was some exploration of it and cross over in history to the romans！ Adam Hill’s is a man who is so talented and I didn’t expect such a good book from him！ I really hope he writes another one as it’ll make such a difference to so many children

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