What kind of dirty tricks are being played at the local theatre? Why would someone take the blame for a crime they couldn’t have committed? And how do the top team in the school quiz seem to know the answers before they hear the questions?Solve three more mind-mangling mysteries in this seventh book about Saxby Smart, schoolboy private detective! Saxby reveals the clues that solve the case, but are you ‘smart’ enough to work out the answers?

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### Review

"Simon Cheshire writes comedy mysteries better than anyone. Young readers will love this: there are thrills and humour throughout and good mental exercise as well" --Carousel magazine

"A wise-cracking, engaging style, reminiscent of the Sherlock Holmes stories, so that the reader is expected to act as Watson" - School Librarian about The Curse of the Ancient Mask "Talk about being involved in a book! Sharp reads written in a lively and snappy style" - Liverpool Echo about the Curse of the Ancient Mask

### About the Author

Simon Cheshire lives in Warwick with his wife and young daughter. While he was trying to get his work published, he did a number of different jobs. In writing children's books, he feels he has finally found his metier.