Detective Nosegoode and the Kidnappers

Detective Nosegoode and the Kidnappers 

By Marian Orton, translated into English: Eliza Marciniak, illustrator: Jerzy Flask

128 pages

On Sale Date: April 10, 2018

Detective Nosegoode and the Kidnappers by Marian Orlon is the second in a trilogy of books translated from Polish by Eliza Marciniak.

The illustrations by Jerzy Flisak are fresh, endearing and fun. 

Having read Detective Nosegoode and the Music Box Mystery, I was looking forward to reading this book to my nephew and niece. They are a little on the older side of the middle-grade spectrum, but they liked the story of Detective Nosegoode trying to rescue his beloved dog Cody. They especially enjoyed to "story within a story" of Cody trying to help the kidnappers, just so he could bust them at the same time. They laughed at the antics that Cody gets involved in.

 Mr. Orlon does a very good job of helping 8 to 12 year old readers to anticipate, and sleuth the clues to a not always apparent outcome and then feel satisfaction at the end of the book when they solve the mystery.
I appreciate Ms. Marciniak bringing this book to the english readers. It is a nostalgic look at childhood mysteries.

I received this book from Pushkin Children’s Book in lieu of my honest review.