Book Description:
The stage is set for a thrilling mystery.
Grace Fairshaw is delighted to get a sneak preview of the Children’s Ballet’s Christmas spectacular. But when the curtain rises, things go horribly wrong for the young dancers.
Accidents, pranks and a poison pen letter make Gracie wonder if someone is trying to spoil the show.
Can Gracie and her friends stop the saboteur before their final act?
Review:
Wow what a book! I could leave my review at that but I am sure you would like me to elaborate a little bit more… Gracie Fairshaw and the Trouble at the Tower is set in Blackpool in the 1930’s. I live close to Blackpool and visit frequently and I love how I can picture the scenes so well. Of course, this is because I have seen them in real life but also because Susan’s descriptions are just exquisite. I felt I was there the whole way through.
Blackpool Tower is so iconic and I love that this is the focus throughout her story. I didn’t know about the tower’s popular children’s ballet and it is always nice to keep learning through reading wonderful stories. The main heroine, Gracie, makes a wonderful young detective. She is funny, full of life, determined and wants to help everyone around her. I think my favourite character has to be her brother, George, who is just so cheeky and how a younger brother should be, I like that he causes mischief and brings fun into the story.
Even though this book is the second instalment in the Gracie Fairshaw series you do not have to read book one (although I recommend it as it is also an amazing read.) I like that you can pick this book up as a stand alone story as it is has a different crime waiting to be solved but this is also a testament to Susan’s fabulous writing.
Gracie Fairshaw and the Trouble at the Tower is perfect for any young mystery lover including fans of Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and Sophie Cleverley. I cannot wait to buy this instalment for my school library.
This book is action packed from start to finish with twists and turn throughout and I cannot recommend it enough – please read it!
After attending the NYA Lit Fest in Preston and meeting Susan I am very pleased to mention that she is writing another Gracie Fairshaw book so there is more to come in this fabulous series.
Other titles in the Gracie Fairshaw series include:
Gracie Fairshaw and the Mysterious Guest
You can buy/pre-order this fabulous book from all booksellers, online and of course using any independent local bookshop.
About the Author:
Susan Brownrigg is from Lancashire. She grew up in Wigan and now lives in Skelmersdale. She loves to visit Blackpool as often as possible! She currently works as a library information assistant. Susan worked for 12 years at a Cheshire museum, teaching children about history, nature, art and literature. She has also worked in education roles at visitor attractions across the North West including a Georgian mansion house, a Tudor hall, a cotton mill apprentice house, a science centre and a zoo. Susan is a trained journalist, and worked at the Liverpool Echo’s weekly titles for 12 years as a reporter and sub editor. Susan is a SCBWI British Isles Undiscovered Voices winner, featuring in the 2016 anthology. She also won the Margaret Carey Scholarship for fiction 2015. Gracie Fairshaw and the Mysterious Guest is her debut children’s novel. Her second book, Kintana and the Captain’s Curse was published in July 2021.
Publishing Information:
Publisher: UCLan Publishing
Publication Date: 21st October 2022
Paperback: 282 pages
ISBN: 978-1912979592
Suitability: Age 9+
RRP: £7.99
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