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|author=M G Leonard
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'''Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017: Younger Fiction'''
'''Longlisted for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal'''
When Darkus's dad disappears from a locked room in the Natural History Museum, everyone's desperate to discover what happened. However, when no clues are found, the police and the newspapers rapidly lose interest and Darkus is left to solve the mystery. Luckily, he has some very special friends to help him.
This is a detective story with a twist: Darkus's quest to find his dad is supported not only by his two best friends – Bertolt and Virginia – but also his new pet beetle, Baxter. And Baxter is no ordinary beetle. Baxter is huge (the size of a hamster), has the intelligence of a human, and several hundred friends hiding next door just waiting for the call to action.
So if you enjoyed this, and haven't already read Harry's adventures, I'd suggest you read [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J K Rowling]].
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