Books with author Jonathan Cake

In this first book of the new Countdown Mysteries™ series, we meet Roly, Nine and Charlie, three young detectives who use their combined detective skills, and high-tech gadgets, to solve mysteries and crimes in their town of Anchor Bay. When their old friend Mac McKenzie’s racehorse goes missing, just days before the final race of the season, the children must find the horse, or their friend will lose everything! The countdown clock is ticking… and it’s a race against time. Can they find the missing horse in time, and save the day? This new and exciting Second Edition includes an additional mystery plot for the three young detectives to sink their teeth into.

In this second book of the new Countdown Mysteries™ series, we meet up again with the three young detectives who use their combined detective skills, and high-tech devices, to solve mysteries and crimes in their town of Anchor Bay. Nine is dog sitting for her grandmother’s two old dogs, when one of them mysteriously disappears. Then the school bully strikes, leaving Nine’s new telephone sabotaged and useless. As if Nine doesn’t have enough things to worry about, things go from bad to worse when her father’s briefcase, containing a very important and valuable computer disc, is stolen as he drives to work. Can the members of D.I.G. come together once again and use their combined detective skills to save the day… and all before the countdown clock runs out?

Music, murder ...and Madeleine William has a lot on his mind. Firstly there's The Alaska Factory, the band he plays in. They're no good and they make his songs sound about as groovy as an unpressed record. In fact, they're so bad he's seriously thinking of leaving to join a group called The Unfortunates. Secondly, there's Madeleine, his high-maintenance girlfriend whose idea of a night of passion is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical followed by a doorstep peck on the cheek. Maybe they're not soulmates after all? Lastly, there's the bizarre murder he's just witnessed. The guiding force behind The Unfortunates lies bludgeoned to death at his feet and, unfortunately for William, there aren't too many other suspects standing nearby...

"Meet Julius Carmichael: First Day Blues" is the first in what will be a series of books about Julius Carmichael, and eleven year old African-American boy. In "First Day Blues", Julius is all set for his first day of school. Everything is brand new, and he will have a male teacher for the first time. Things take a turn for the worst when he meets his new classmate, Beatrice Willingham. Julius must then figure out how to salvage, what was supposed to be the best day of the year.

The Barrow of the Damned is the latest action adventure phenomenon to delight the eager role-playing enthusiasts at the Wardhope Live Action Role-Playing Centre. The barrow is a truly wondrous discovery. Its vast network of dark tunnels and undiscovered tombs stretch for miles below the woodland and make an ideal area to run role-playing campaigns. Mr Stephens, the owner of the Wardhope Centre, isn’t very particular about whom he sends deep into the darkness below and, oddly, he doesn’t even advertise the event. He isn’t stupid though; he has his reasons. After all, he knows firsthand of the horrors that lurk within and the devastating darkness that’s tainted his soul and continues to haunt him to this very day. With a splash of black humour and elements of gore and violence, this book is not suitable for anyone under the age of fifteen.