Three Pickled Herrings, Sally Gardner
Three Pickled Herrings, Sally Gardner
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Three Pickled Herrings
The Detective Agency's Second Case

Author: Sally Gardner

Narrator: Simon Russell Beale

Unabridged: 2 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2013

Synopsis

At the Wings & Co. Fairy Detective Agency, Emily Vole and her friends are beginning to worry. It's five months since their official opening and they still haven't had one case. Then local landowner Sir Walter Cross dies suddenly and mysteriously. The detectives suspect fairy meddling. And when Mr Rollo the tailor mysteriously loses everything and Pan Smith's wedding plans are ruined the night before her big day, they're convinced there must be magic at play. Now they have not one, but three pickled herrings to deal with! Can they solve the mystery of who is stealing people's luck before the meddling fairy goes too far?

Read by Simon Russell Beale. Simon Russell Beale has starred on stage, screen and TV and has been described as one of the greatest stage actors of his generation. He has been in numerous roles for The Royal Shakespeare Company and has won the Lawrence Olivier Theatre Award 3 times. In 2003 he was appointed a CBE. In 2008 Simon made his début as a television presenter, fronting the BBC Four series Sacred Music with Harry Christophers. He has read numerous audiobooks including Orion's Don't Cook Cinderella by Francesca Simon.

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About Sally Gardner

Sally Gardner is an award-winning novelist from London. Her books have been translated into 22 languages and have sold more than one million copies in the UK. Her historical novel for older readers, I, Coriander, won the Smarties Children's Book Prize in 2005. Two thrillers both set at the time of the French Revolution, The Red Necklace and The Silver Blade, which was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 2009, followed. Actor Dominic West (The Wire) has bought the film rights to both titles. Her YA novel, The Double Shadow, was published in 2011 to critical acclaim. Sally Gardner's stories for middle readers include Lucy Willow and the popular Magical Children series of six titles: The Strongest Girl in the World, The Invisible Boy, The Boy with Magic Numbers, The Smallest Girl in the World, The Boy with the Lightning Feet, and The Boy who could Fly, which are also available as audio books. She has also written and illustrated picture books including The Fairy Catalogue, The Glass Heart, The Book of Princesses and Playtime Rhymes. Sally Gardner continues to be an avid spokesperson for dyslexia, working to change the way it is perceived by society. She is dyslexic and argues that it is not a disability, but a gift.Her website is www.sallygardner.net and you can follow her on Twitter @TheSallyGardner

About David Roberts

David Roberts is a hugely successful illustrator who has illustrated books by Philip Ardagh, Julia Donaldson, Jacqueline Wilson and Chris Priestley. He's also the creator of Dirty Bertie and the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling artist of picture books IGGY PECK, ARCHITECT and ROSIE REVERE, ENGINEER. David lives in London.

About Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale has starred on stage, screen and TV and has been described as one of the greatest stage actors of his generation. He has been in numerous roles for The Royal Shakespeare Company and has won the Lawrence Olivier Theatre Award 3 times. In 2003 he was appointed a CBE. In 2008 Simon made his début as a television presenter, fronting the BBC Four series Sacred Music with Harry Christophers .He has read numerous audiobooks including Orion's Don't Cook Cinderella by Francesca Simon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Fiebre

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Goodreads review by Elena

Изключително интересна!Всички в къщи и малки и големи очакваме с огромно нетърпение и останалите книжки от поредицата.......more

Goodreads review by John

This is book 2 in the series. I don't feel knowledge of book 1 is necessary to enjoy it. A story about fairies (as opposed to a fairy story, goblins and magic. The language used would suit most 11 year olds and maybe advanced readers of a slightly younger age. The plot did feel slightly uneven to me......more

Goodreads review by Lydia

Emily, Fidget and Buster are back, this time with the fairy detective agency, Wings & Co. operational! Except in their five months of opening they haven't had a case, until three cases appear within 24 hours! Fidget smells something fishy, and Emily's best detective senses are tingling that perhaps......more

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Absolutely charming Angels & Urchins

Wonderfully imaginative, full of quirky humour and delightfully illustrated Parents In Touch

Gardner's riotous fantasy world includes a multitude of charmingly unlikely characters BookTrust

A quirky and whimsical read, illustrated with suitably strange and wonderful line drawings. Its oddball protagonists are engaging and it has the feel of an otherworld screwball comedy Carousel

Garner is a highly talented storyteller ... charmingly anarchic School Librarian

Very mysterious ... very funny The Guardian Online

Eventful, fast-paced Teaching English (Primary Matters)

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