The Worlds Greatest Detective, Caroline Carlson
The Worlds Greatest Detective, Caroline Carlson
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The World's Greatest Detective

Author: Caroline Carlson

Narrator: Kitty Kelly

Unabridged: 7 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/28/2022


Synopsis

A 2017 Agatha Award nominee! A best children's book of the year pick for kids nine to twelve from Bank Street College!

Caroline Carlson, author of the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series, returns with The World's Greatest Detective, a story of crime, tricks, and hilarity for those who know that sometimes it takes a pair of junior sleuths to solve a slippery case.

Detectives' Row is full of talented investigators, but Toby Montrose isn't one of them. He's only an assistant at his uncle's detective agency, and he's not sure he's even very good at that.

Toby's friend Ivy is the best sleuth around—or at least she thinks so. They both see their chance to prove themselves when the famed Hugh Abernathy announces a contest to choose the world's greatest detective.

But when what was supposed to be a game turns into a real-life murder mystery, can Toby and Ivy crack the case?

About Caroline Carlson

Caroline Carlson is also the author of the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series and The Door at the End of the World. She holds an MFA in writing for children from Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives with her family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jamie on March 21, 2025

Delightful! Ten-year-old Toby Montrose has been passed around homes ever since his parents disappeared. He’s currently staying on Detectives’ Row with his uncle and fears that if something goes wrong, as it always seems to, he’ll finally be out of options and be sent to an orphanage. Being that his......more

Goodreads review by Cara on January 06, 2017

This middle grade mystery was so fun! The characters were interesting and engaging. I was kept guessing the whole time, and just when I was sure I knew the answer, there was a dramatic twist ending that I didn't see coming at all! (Of course, as this book demonstrates, sometimes children are better......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on July 28, 2019

This was so fun, I absolutely loved it! Cute and well written.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on October 04, 2017

Oh goodness, the WRITING and VOICE in this were glorious. This is one of my favorite types of books~ Britishy mysteries. I adored the characters and the red herrings and the outcome. Loved it!......more