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Potkin & Stubbs Paperback – March 7, 2019

by Sophie Green (Author), Karl James Mountford (Illustrator)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 67 ratings
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In the corrupt metropolis of Peligan City, Lil Potkin, a determined young reporter, is on the lookout for a scoop. One rainy night she meets Nedly, the ghost of a boy that no one else can see. Nedly has been looking for someone to believe in him ever since the investigation into his disappearance went cold. When they discover that his death is connected to a series of mysterious murders, Lil and Nedly set out to expose those responsible, with the help of a down-on-his luck private investigator, who might hold a clue to Lil’s hidden past.

Atmospheric, spooky, warm at heart, POTKIN AND STUBBS is the first in a hardboiled detective trilogy for readers aged 9+.
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    384 pages
  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Piccadilly Press
  4. Publication date
    March 7, 2019
  5. Dimensions
    5.12 x 0.83 x 7.76 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1848127618
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1848127616
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Piccadilly Press (March 7, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1848127618
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1848127616
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 0.83 x 7.76 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 67 ratings

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Sophie Green

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Sophie Green writes children’s fiction and short stories. She has a degree in zoology and an interest in folklore and urban legend. She was born and still lives in East Anglia and works as a librarian for Suffolk Libraries.

For more information visit www.sophiegreenwrites.com

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Ruth D
5.0 out of 5 stars Lil Potkin is the new Harry Potter!
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2019
This book is what young (and more mature!) readers have been waiting for. Lil Potkin is a protagonist for our time: a smart-talking and quick-thinking girl, she is digging into secrets that have left the adults around her mystified. Her partner in crime (so to speak) is Nedly Stubbs, a boy-ghost who teams up with Lil to investigate unsolved mysteries in Gotham-esque Peligan City.
This book has both humour and intrigue, and it is also beautifully illustrated.
What more could any reader want?
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Sushma
5.0 out of 5 stars Looked it.Book was delivered in good condition. Packaging was nice
Reviewed in India on January 28, 2022
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Jim Hockney
5.0 out of 5 stars A great tale grippingly told
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2021
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A fellow children’s writer, I found myself taking this book out last night, then re-reading it from start to finish, finding so much to admire, or that I’d wish to nick. Part of the pleasure is how Sophie Green is channelling Raymond Chandler in the prose style (and what better stylist is there?) ‘She had an hour to kill and nowhere better to kill it’: you can hear that’s got the same rhythm as ‘I was clean, clean, shaved and sober, and didn’t care who knew it.’ I find something very endearing about Lil, the heroin, a Philip Marlowesque figure, who, though a young girl, ‘had been stalking the streets for years, looking for a story, sticking her nose in where it didn’t belong.’ But most of all I like the central premise: it’s about two kid detectives, and one’s a girl, and the other’s dead – which means they make for a fascinating, odd couple. It also means that he brings his own mystery. Who killed him, and why? It isn’t fully resolved in Book 1, which leads to a grippingly creepy climax, which involves a ruined hospital, a boy with blonde hair and a scar, and an intensely weird toy called Wool. Oh yes… This isn’t a book you should push on kids. Say: ‘Well I got hold of this book, and I’ll give it to you, but I think you’ll find it too scary. So put it aside.’ Then they’ll start reading how ‘a horrible feeling of dread crept over her: a whisper, like the draught of a cellar door opening over a darkened staircase’, and then, if they’ve got any taste, or any curiosity about a great tale, well told, they’ll read on.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Noir-esque Supernatural Mystery!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2019
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In rain sodden, graffiti strewn Peligan city, where mayors are crooked and free speech oppressed, twelve year old Lil, a wannabe reporter, discovers her super power; that she can see ghosts…. Well, one at least; a little boy called Nedly who doesn’t even know he’s dead and needs Lil to find out the how, and why, of his untimely demise. The two team up, and enlisting the help of P.I Abe Mandrel, now as washed up as the city he once served, the investigation gets underway, drawing the trio ever closer to the dark heart of Nedly’s mystery. Amongst other frights and freaks, we meet karate kicking henchmen and psychopathic villains, with great names like Ramon LeTeef, and Cornelius Gallows. I loved Potkin and Stubbs - A brilliantly written noir that uses the tropes of the genre to great effect without exploiting them so much it descends into spoof. This debut book is funny, tender, and so evocative that I could almost hear the blues music and persistent rain that mirrors the gloom of Peligan City. As well as a page turning mystery the interaction between the main characters is masterful. Can’t wait for book 2. A highly recommended fabulous 5⭐️ read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Noir-esque Supernatural Mystery!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2019
In rain sodden, graffiti strewn Peligan city, where mayors are crooked and free speech oppressed, twelve year old Lil, a wannabe reporter, discovers her super power; that she can see ghosts…. Well, one at least; a little boy called Nedly who doesn’t even know he’s dead and needs Lil to find out the how, and why, of his untimely demise. The two team up, and enlisting the help of P.I Abe Mandrel, now as washed up as the city he once served, the investigation gets underway, drawing the trio ever closer to the dark heart of Nedly’s mystery. Amongst other frights and freaks, we meet karate kicking henchmen and psychopathic villains, with great names like Ramon LeTeef, and Cornelius Gallows. I loved Potkin and Stubbs - A brilliantly written noir that uses the tropes of the genre to great effect without exploiting them so much it descends into spoof. This debut book is funny, tender, and so evocative that I could almost hear the blues music and persistent rain that mirrors the gloom of Peligan City. As well as a page turning mystery the interaction between the main characters is masterful. Can’t wait for book 2. A highly recommended fabulous 5⭐️ read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An original and unique children’s mystery story!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2019
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My two daughters (7 and 9) really enjoyed this book - so much so that we have given it as a gift to a number of their school friends!

The story is unique, the main characters are likeable, the twists and turns are very exciting and there are moments when the cliff that you are hanging from is so steep that you can’t wait to clamber back up and read on!

My girls were sad when it ended and we had the 2nd one on pre-order as soon as we could!

Recommended for anyone who likes a good mystery and enjoys being just a little bit scared! (The opening chapter is beautifully written - if you want a taste of what’s to come!)
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Soph
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 19, 2019
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Really atmospheric mystery - evocatively written so you can picture the city vividly, and the story gives you both chills and laughs. Lovely characters in Lil and Nedly, too.
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