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Girl Detective

Friday Barnes, Book 1

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Girl Detective

By: R. A. Spratt
Narrated by: R. A. Spratt
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About this listen

 Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl!

When girl detective Friday Barnes solves a bank robbery she uses the reward money to send herself to the most exclusive boarding school in the country, Highcrest Academy.

On arrival, Friday is shocked to discover the respectable school is actually a hotbed of crime. She's soon investigating everything from disappearing homework to the Yeti running around the school swamp. That's when she's not dealing with her own problem - Ian Wainscott, the handsomest boy in school, who inexplicably hates Friday and loves nasty pranks.

Can Friday solve Highcrest Academy's many strange mysteries, including the biggest mystery of all - what's the point of high school?©2021 R. A. Spratt (P)2021 Penguin Random House Australia Action & Adventure Detective Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Mystery Mystery & Suspense
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Dear R.A sprat,
I think this book is outstanding and after listing to it I bought the whole series to read. I adored all of them.
You use great details. Maybe you could make some more audio books of the second and third. You are my favourite author.
Jasmine gifford age 11

Friday Barnes is amazing

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My 11 year old daughter and I listened to this on a recent road trip.
The storyline was fantastic, and the humour had us both laughing out loud.
At just 4 hours in length it was perfectly timed for the younger attention span, moving quickly and holding interest at every detective turn.
Highly recommend!

Absolutely brilliant road trip read

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So good. well read. Loads of humour and plot twists.definitely read if you love nevermore.

Amazing story 🤩

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I REALLY LOVE THIS BOOK!! I didn’t dislike this book at all not one dislike i was looking for a good book and i found it! i love the book because its so detailed and adventuress I LOVE IT!!!

BEST BOOK PLZ DO MORE OF THEM!!

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My 9 and 5 year olds love these stories and we search out everything RA Spratt all the time. Great adventures, great humour, fantastic vocabulary. The author narrates herself so you are getting the full experience. She can read a little fast, so we tend to listen on 0.8 speed which solves that problem, so no faults to find. Looking forward to the next installment.

Best stories ever, great for all the family

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It’s so good no dislikes from me I love how she’s a detective girl and not boy

Sooooo goood

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His is a amazing mysterious book with very intriguing characters it’s so fantastic and can be for a range of ages.

Amazing

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This book is so good! The book was great and so was rest of the series. I love it 💕

Really Good!!!

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It’s so dramatic and exactly. It’s the best story ever! I don’t like it....... I love it.
😊 😊 😊 😊

Dramatic

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I love this book it’s one of the books that you can’t imagine that some one came up with it because it’s so good!

The Best

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