Top-Secret Grandad and Me: Death by Tumble Dryer
David MacPhail, Laura Avino
Subjects
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
Average rating
You'd think a ghost grandad would be a great sidekick for a wannabe detective. Unfortunately, if there was a 'being a good ghost' exam, Jays grandad would fail spectacularly -- he hates walking through walls, he can't touch anything and he's rubbish at haunting. Since his dad literally did a vanishing act (he's a magician), Jay Patel has turned detective, and now, with the help of his grandad, he's on the case of a dead body that vanished from the library of his Glasgow primary school. But what do diamonds, blackmail and dodgy launderettes have to do with it? David Walliams meets Agatha Christie in the first book of a new laugh-out-loud, weird-and-wacky mystery series for younger readers by the author of Thorfinn the Nicest Viking.
Reviews
I found this book fun and exciting. It's about a boy and his ghost grandad's adventure. My favourite character is grandad because every time he has to sneak through the wall, he complains that it doesn't feel nice. I would recommend this book to age 8+.
Commander Slide Bottlenose 06.02.2023
Star Reviewer
I liked the grandad the most it interested me because it was a murder mystery
King Switch Scratchings 11.09.2022
I loved it because it was a mystery story.
Madam Heroica Rollercoaster 31.08.2021
It was fun to learn about his grandad
Captain Flossy Tyrannosaurus 25.08.2021
Ok
Duchess Daffodil Quagmire 21.08.2021
This book was amazing with lots of suspense and other action, I personally liked Jayish the best
Anonymous 27.07.2021
I loved this book it always made want to read some more it has a great story and I am excited to read the second part. I would recommend this book to who like mysteries. My favourite person in the book was the grandad becasue he is so werid and lazy but very funny. This was a great book
Anonymous 26.08.2020
I liked this book because it was a good book and was exciting. I recommend this book to people who like murder mystery books like murder most unladylike and to people who are age 7+.
Princess Panther Rollercoaster 24.08.2020
My favourite characters are grandad and the boy
Anonymous 06.08.2020
Nice story
Princess June Bacon-slicer 03.08.2020
I like the book because it's all about detectives.. I I Like the Grandad because he's a ghost!!. He works together with his grandson to solve the mystery.I love the book and it's really good.
Anonymous 30.08.2019
I LOVED this book because it was full of humour!
Anonymous 17.08.2019
This book is about a child’s mother who spots a dead body but by the time the police arrive it’s disappeared. Her son is then captured by the murderers but the ghost of his dead grandpa comes to save him.
Coach Switch Teacup 06.08.2019
this book was amazing! as you started to find more clues it got even better.Though at times it was quite hard to follow
Dame Boadicea Piano-key 27.07.2018