The Crims

Name: The Crims
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Kate Davies
ISBN: 9780062689337

Author: Kate Davies

Narrator: Fiona Hardingham

Unabridged: 6 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 12/05/2017

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor, Children's Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

The Addams Family meets Despicable Me in the first book of this new trilogy, perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Pseudonymous Bosch!The Crim family is full of notorious criminals. Notoriously inept, that is. Uncle Knuckles once tried to steal a carnival. Great-Uncle Bernard held himself hostage by accident. Aunt Drusilla died slipping on a banana peel. But Imogen is different. She was born with a skill for scandal. A knack for the nefarious. A mastery of misdemeanors.Despite her natural talent for all things unlawful, Imogen got out of the family business years ago. But when the rest of the Crims are accused of pulling off a major heist—which seems doubtful, to say the least—Imogen is forced to step in to clear their names. Because only a truly skilled criminal can prove the bumbling family’s innocence….

About Kate Davies

Kate Davies lives in London, where she writes children’s books, performs improv comedy, and spends too much money on cheese. She also edits other people’s children’s books and she once worked at Buckingham Palace, selling tea towels to tourists. She never met the queen, but she did get to stroke a corgi once.

Reviews

Goodreads review by InkedBookDragon

[URL not allowed] I had such high hopes for this story. The premise promised to be a good one. I enjoy Lemony Snicket and any book that is said to be similar to that excites me. I wish that I could say that this book lived up to my expectations but it didn't. Don't get me wrong, i......more

Goodreads review by Amy

3 stars A Lemony Snicket vibe mixed with a dash of the Addams family, The Crims is sure to delight younger readers. Humor: ★★★★ Characters: ★★★ 1/2 Plot/Pacing: ★★ 1/2 Imogen Crim comes from a long line of criminals. But here's the thing—the Crims aren't even GOOD criminals. They're notoriously bad at c......more

Goodreads review by Oriana

This was nice and silly and distracting at a time when I needed it—my job was going really badly really intensely, and YA (or nearly) was about the extent of what my brain could handle in the evenings. The family members were all quirky, and the plot, although imaginative, didn't have a lot of stake......more

Goodreads review by Corin

So first of all, this is a children’s book, didn’t realize that at first. This book was definitely a book. It was very silly and definitely a fun read for maybe fifth graders. I don’t think I have much to say about this other than it was very silly. The math teacher’s name was literally Mrs. Pythago......more

Goodreads review by Seema

TLDR: Young girl attempts to break out of the family business, Crime, and fails by pulling of a heist. Good: Strong female character Good reader Funny turns of phrase Bad: Feels derivative The whole crime thing is odd For the Adamms family lovers amongst us #elementary #humor #kidlit #mystery #whodunit......more