{"product_id":"demelza-and-the-spectre-detectors","title":"Holly Rivers: Demelza and the Spectre Detectors [2020] paperback","description":"Full of warmth, eccentricity, humour and plenty of action, DEMELZA \u0026amp; THE SPECTRE DETECTORS is the debut novel\u003cbr\u003e      from the multi-talented Holly Rivers, who played Drusilla Paddock\u003cbr\u003e      in ITV's original Worst\u003cbr\u003e      Witch series!\u003cbr\u003e      'Talking skulls, family feuds, red herrings and a spirited\u003cbr\u003e      (in every sense) heroine underpin this funny, fizzing debut that\u003cbr\u003e      also acknowledges the madness of grief.' DAILY MAIL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      'Demelza doesn't believe in ghosts! She doesn't\u003cbr\u003e      even believe in the afterlife. This inner conflict enlivens Rivers'\u003cbr\u003e      humorous fantasy, as Demelza is forced to apply her logical\u003cbr\u003e      mind to problem-solve the strangest occurrences and defeat\u003cbr\u003e      the most ephemeral of nemeses. This gives the book a broad appeal,\u003cbr\u003e      which both STEM and sci-fi lovers will warm to.' IRISH\u003cbr\u003e      TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Demelza loves science - she loves it so much that she stays\u003cbr\u003e      up late to work on her inventions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut she soon discovers\u003cbr\u003e      she's also inherited a distinctly unscientific skill: Spectre\u003cbr\u003e      Detecting. Like her grandmother,\u003cbr\u003e      she can summon the ghosts of the dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Grandma\u003cbr\u003e      Maeve is kidnapped, Demelza and her pasty-faced best friend, Percy,\u003cbr\u003e      must leap into action to solve the deadly mystery ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      A warm and eccentric middle-grade mystery story by debut\u003cbr\u003e      author Holly Rivers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Lockwood \u0026amp; Co meets Skulduggery\u003cbr\u003e      Pleasant with a fresh, funny twist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      As a child, Holly was a lead actress in ITV's\u003cbr\u003e      original Worst Witch series!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Check out Holly's second book: The Boy\u003cbr\u003e      in the Post","brand":"Rivers, Holly","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":48077726253395,"sku":"XG81912626038","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/rivers-holly-demelza-and-the-spectre-detectors-xg81912626038-55682892792147.jpg?v=1727503696","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/demelza-and-the-spectre-detectors","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}