Friday Barnes Series

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Move over, Nancy Drew! We have discovered the perfect series by R.A. Spratt that will introduce new readers aged 8+ to the mystery-solving sleuth, cosy crime genre. This main character is sassy and smart and can solve any mystery that comes her way.

Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an 11-year-old girl! Friday Barnes is courageous, resourceful and extremely intelligent and wears a brown cardigan and a porkpie hat. When she solves a bank robbery, she uses the $50,000 reward to send herself to the most exclusive boarding school in the country. Then, things truly take a turn for the exciting when she discovers it is positively rife with crime and mysteries just waiting to be solved. Plus, it’s where she’ll meet new people, hone her craft and perhaps even befriend the handsomest boy in school...

This is a fantastic series to tuck into if you enjoyed reading books like Sally LockhartMontgomery BonbonLaura Marlin and Agatha Oddly. If you read this series and would like to read more books like this, do take a look at our blog post about the Best Crime and Mystery Series for ages 9 and 10.

All the Friday Barnes books in order:

Book 1: Girl Detective (2014)
Book 2: Under Suspicion (2015)
Book 3: Big Trouble (2015)
Book 4: No Rules (2016)
Book 5: The Plot Thickens (2016)
Book 6: Danger Ahead (2017)
Book 7: Bitter Enemies (2018)
Book 8: Never Fear (2015)
Book 9: No Escape (2021)
Book 10: Undercover (2022)
Book 11: Last Chance (2023)
Book 12: Collision Course (2024)

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Book 1
Book 1

Friday Barnes 1: Girl Detective

When Friday Barnes solves a bank robbery, she uses the reward money to send herself to Highcrest Academy, the most exclu... MoreFriday Barnes 1: Girl Detective

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Book 2
Book 2

Under Suspicion

Who knew boarding school could be this perilous! When Friday Barnes cracked the case of Highcrest Academy’s mysterious s... MoreUnder Suspicion

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Book 3
Book 3

Friday Barnes 3: Big Trouble

Friday Barnes has a new case, and this time it’s personal!When Friday’s father turns up out of the blue, he brings his d... MoreFriday Barnes 3: Big Trouble

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Book 4
Book 4

Friday Barnes 4: No Rules

What if every clue points in the wrong direction? Friday Barnes has been deported to Switzerland! With their in-schoo... MoreFriday Barnes 4: No Rules

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Book 5
Book 5

The Plot Thickens

Friday Barnes is being attacked on all fronts! When Friday Barnes gets involved in her frenemy Ian Wainscott's family... MoreThe Plot Thickens

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Book 6
Book 6

Friday Barnes 6: Danger Ahead

School camp . . . what could possibly go wrong? Friday Barnes is forced to face her biggest fear - her own emotions! ... MoreFriday Barnes 6: Danger Ahead

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Book 7
Book 7

Friday Barnes 7: Bitter Enemies

Headmasters behaving badly! When four former headmasters arrive at Highcrest Academy to take part in the school's a... MoreFriday Barnes 7: Bitter Enemies

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Book 8
Book 8

Friday Barnes 8: Never Fear

Friday's time at Highcrest is running out! The new headmaster is turning everything upside down. Friday's irritatingl... MoreFriday Barnes 8: Never Fear

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Book 9
Book 9

Friday Barnes 9: No Escape

Friday Barnes is back with a new mystery to be solved. It’s two years later . . . Friday steps out of prison, a sh... MoreFriday Barnes 9: No Escape

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Book 10
Book 10

Friday Barnes 10: Undercover

Friday is not running away. Yes, she did get on a train to Norway without telling anyone where she was going – but she h... MoreFriday Barnes 10: Undercover

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Book 11
Book 11

Friday Barnes 11: Last Chance

Crime is afoot in the city of love in the 11th Friday Barnes mystery! Someone stole the Mona Lisa. Okay, it was over ... MoreFriday Barnes 11: Last Chance

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