Author(s): Tanya Landman

Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds

First in a series of brilliantly addictive, tightly plotted murder mysteries featuring the irrepressible Poppy Fields. When Poppy Fields goes on an activity holiday to a remote Scottish island, she is looking forward to a week of climbing, hill-walking and horse riding. But things take a disastrous turn when their instructor has what appears to be a fatal abseiling accident. When Poppy discovers that his rope was cut, and more of the instructors start to have "accidents", she and best friend Graham suspect foul play and decide to investigate. Features: Winner of the Red House Children's Book Award; with strongly realized characters, fast-paced plots and a dash of wry humour, award-winning chldren's author Tanya Landman gives Agatha Christie a run for her money; and reissued with a graphic new look by popular artist Scott Garrett.