Books with author Barbara Mitchelhill

Damian Drooth has already solved two cases to great acclaim, and now he thinks it’s time to pass on his skills. His students want practical experience, so he leads his seven eager trainees through the city looking for “ciminle tipes.” In the library they hit the jackpot when they spot a blonde woman checking out a book titled Loot. Unfortunately they are prevented from pursuing her, but when they go to a dog show the next day, their suspect turns out to be the judge! Damian overhears her in incriminating conversation, but when the police take too long to arrive, the children must stage a mock riot in order to prevent her from leaving the scene. Will Damian be able to save the day once again?

When Tiger Lilly, the glamorous pop star, asks Damian to guard the gifts at her wedding, he is starstruck and eager to assist. As he patrols the ceremony for suspicious characters, Damian spots a crime in action. If he can outsmart the gorilla-like security guards and track down a diamond thief, he'll prove once and for all that the kids at school don't call him "supersleuth" for nothing!

Damian is fascinated when the new girl at school says that her grandparent’s house is haunted. As the local specialist detective, he agrees to spend a night in their bedroom to see the ghostly white figures for himself. When the ghosts appear, they go into their nightly mime of one throttling the other, but when Damian throws himself at them, they turn out to be very solid humans wearing sheets!

In his third madcap, comic-sketch adventure, Damien Drooth decides it’s time to pass on his crime-solving skills to a group of trainees. Together they go out looking for "criminle tipes," and eventually find a hot suspect at the Dog Show. What happens while they are waiting for the police to arrive amounts to a hilarious riot of an ending. Literally!

Damian Drooth is an ace detective, although sometimes he leaves the hard work to his friends so he can concentrate on the master plan. When Damian hears about a Mega Quiz with an amazing prize, he decides to enter with his friends. This means paying an entrance fee. But all is not as it seems, and Damian is soon on the trail of a dastardly trickster. This comic detective novel is packed with humor and the much-loved Tony Ross's illustrations.