Reference: 9781901176551
A kidnapper in the schoolyeard... The ambassador's daughter at risk... A million euro for her release... Can the young detectives in the school help the gardaí with their investigations?
Listen to the author reading excerpts from this book and a selection of her other work at this link.
The Spoken Word: http://www.cic.ie/books/audio-books/sliocht-as-fuadach-closleabhar
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