There's a spooky mystery at school, in the sixth hilarious case in the award-winning Anisha, Accidental Detective series, from World Book Day 2026 author and illustrator team, Serena Patel and Emma McCann!
It's Halloween and everyone is excited about the school disco. It's a bit much for me - all that dressing-up and dancing. I'd rather cosy up with a good book, but Milo, Mindy and Manny are all super excited.
Or at least, they were excited, until all these strange things started happening - messages appearing on the whiteboard, lights flickering on and off, books flying off the library shelves... Some of the other kids have been whispering that the school is haunted, but Mr Graft says that if the spooky mischief doesn't stop, then the disco will be cancelled.
Looks like a mission for me, Anisha, accidental ghost detective!
Praise for the Anisha, Accidental Detective series:
Winner of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Prize and of the Crimefest Best Crime Novel for Children
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award, the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, and the Laugh Out Loud Book Award
"DELIGHTFUL! Perfect for younger detectives - so funny and clever and sweet" Robin Stevens, author of the Murder Most Unladylike series
"An absolute joy" Jennifer Killick, author of Crater Lake
"Super funny and packed with lovable characters" Swapna Haddow, author of Dave Pigeon
This is Book 6 in the Anisha, Accidental Detective Series. See all Anisha, Accidental Detective books here.
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Serena Patel is a part-time law firm training co-ordinator and mum of two. She was shortlisted for the Asian Writer Short Story Prize in 2017 and was a finalist in the Undiscovered Voices Anthology in 2018. She is also a member of the Golden Egg Academy and SCWBI.
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