Books published by publisher George Chedzoy

It's the last week of the summer holidays and 12-year-old Lou Elliott and her friends Jack, also 12, and his younger siblings David and Emily go camping on farmland near the historic city of Lichfield in Staffordshire - hunting for missing treasure. Bookworm David believes that a long-lost Anglo Saxon hoard of gold and silver remains undiscovered near where the world-famous Staffordshire Hoard was dug up in 2009. The others think that’s unlikely but it's a good excuse to get together again and have fun away from the grown-ups. Emily is scared they’ll encounter danger again. The others reassure her, but who knows? And when 14-year-old farmer’s daughter Becky takes a dislike to them, there's sure to be trouble brewing of some kind.Children's novels by George Chedzoy:LOU ELLIOTT MYSTERY ADVENTURE SERIES:1. Smugglers at Whistling Sands2. The Missing Treasure3. Something Strange in the Cellar4. Trouble at Chumley Towers5. Secrets in the MountainsCartwright Fantasy Adventure Series:The Mystery of the Misty WoodsThe Mystery of the Message in a BottleRapunzel: My True Story--------------Extract from The Missing Treasure:The sky in the east was pink and grey, streaked with yellow. The sun was about to rise above the hills but hadn't done so yet. Without needing to look at her watch, Lou knew that it must be about 6am. Half a dozen clangs of the church bell confirmed that. She leaned against a tree and watched wistfully as the golden orb of the sun appeared, sending forth warm beams of light and making the spire and weather vane on the village church shine. It was sure to be another nice day and pretty hot too, she guessed. They would do well to make an early start with the metal detector.

Lou looks all set for a miserable Christmas with her uncaring parents – until her best friend Jack invites her to join him and his brother and sister at their place. The thirteen-year-old is delighted at the prospect of seeing Jack, 12, and his siblings David, 11, and Emily, 10, again. She's looking forward to celebrating Christmas properly at long last. Intriguingly, Jack’s home village of Malpas is all a-buzz with news that a series of thefts have taken place from the nearby stately home, Chumley Towers. Its owners, Lord and Lady Somerset, are struggling to stay afloat as it is and this might be the final straw. The police don't have a clue who is responsible. But there are clues - for those willing to look for them. Jack hopes that with Lou's help, they just might be able to solve the mystery. Lou, of course, is never one to shirk a challenge like that! In the course of their enquiries, the four young detectives unearth more than they bargained for . . . LOU ELLIOTT MYSTERY ADVENTURE SERIES by George Chedzoy: 1. Smugglers at Whistling Sands 2. The Missing Treasure 3. Something Strange in the Cellar (a shorter novel) 4. Trouble at Chumley Towers 5. Secrets in the MountainsAlso by George Chedzoy: Cartwright Fantasy Adventure Series: The Mystery of the Misty Woods; The Mystery of the Message in a BottleRapunzel: My True Story

It’s the October school holidays and 12-year-old Louise Elliott and her friends Jack, his brother David and sister Emily return to the Welsh seaside resort of Abersoch. After an eventful summer the children are not expecting anything untoward to happen this time, but that’s before they come across a ramshackle farmhouse while walking across the moors. It’s the home of a lonely old lady in her 90s who's at her wits’ end, certain it’s haunted. But is it, or is there a more rational explanation? Headstrong Lou is determined to find out in this short novel, which is book three in the Lou Elliott mystery adventure series. Please note that the first chapter of book four, Trouble at Chumley Towers, is included at the end of the Kindle edition (but not the printed version) to give you a flavour of the next book in the series.LOU ELLIOTT MYSTERY ADVENTURE SERIES by George Chedzoy:1. Smugglers at Whistling Sands2. The Missing Treasure3. Something Strange in the Cellar (a shorter novel)4. Trouble at Chumley Towers5. Secrets in the MountainsThese are wholesome, traditional adventure stories, suitable for age eight and upwards, inspired to an extent by Enid Blyton, whom the author loved as a child. If you like her books, or the Nancy Drew mysteries, then this series should appeal.Also by George Chedzoy and available on Amazon:The Cartwright Fantasy Adventure Series: The Mystery of the Misty Woods and The Mystery of the Message in a Bottle.Rapunzel: My True Story

Join four youngsters as they embark on an amazing seaside adventure in the first of five books in the Lou Elliott mystery adventure series:Twelve-year-old Jack has a chance meeting on the beach with a headstrong girl of the same age called Lou. Jack and his younger siblings, David and Emily, follow Lou on the trail of smugglers targeting the remote coastline of Wales's Lleyn peninsula. The youngsters, on holiday at the coastal resort of Abersoch, find themselves on a thrilling and at times dangerous quest to uncover their activities which takes them to a woodland den, an uninhabited island, a deserted cove and a disused manganese mine. Children's books by George Chedzoy:LOU ELLIOTT MYSTERY ADVENTURE SERIES:1. Smugglers at Whistling Sands 2. The Missing Treasure 3. Something Strange in the Cellar4. Trouble at Chumley Towers5. Secrets in the MountainsCartwright Fantasy Adventure Series:The Mystery of the Misty WoodsThe Mystery of the Message in a BottleRapunzel: My True Story-----------------An extract from Smugglers at Whistling Sands: Lou looked out to sea through her binoculars. The water remained calm although its colours were darkening, becoming a deeper blue, in places purple. Satisfied there was no danger yet, she darted along the coastal path to look down on the main beach. It had been full of tourists earlier but now just a handful remained. As the sun finally gave up for the day, they got to their feet, brushed off the sand, gave their towels a shake and left.Whistling Sands looked different with no-one about, it was no longer so cheerful.In the fading light, the sand was a yellowish grey rather than gold and inviting as before. All around Lou, tiny moths fluttered among the bushes.

Why won't grown-ups allow their children to enter the Misty Woods? And why was the librarian so sniffy when siblings Samuel, Richard, and Annie and their friend Susanna told her they wanted to learn more about Halloween? Like most youngsters, they enjoy dressing up in ghoulish costumes, carving jack o' lanterns and playing trick or treat. But they're also keen to discover the meaning behind the symbolism. They find themselves asking whether ghosts exist and does the spirit world really come alive at this time of year? Their curiosity leads to some dramatic revelations. While this short novel lies firmly in the realms of fun, fright, and fantasy, it also sets out Christianity's competing claim to a festival sometimes branded as pagan and occult. The Mystery of the Misty Woods is suitable for readers aged eight and over with occasional scary scenes. It ends with a touching and dramatic climax.Children's books by George Chedzoy:Cartwright Fantasy Adventure Series:1 The Mystery of the Misty Woods2 The Mystery of the Message in a BottleThe Lou Elliott Mystery Adventure Series:1 Smugglers at Whistling Sands2 The Missing Treasure3 Something Strange in the Cellar4 Trouble at Chumley Towers5 Secrets in the MountainsRapunzel: My True Story