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Gareth spends most of his time writing. When he's not doing that he has been known to produce the occasional TV programme. He lives with his wife (Lisa), son (Herbie) and a lot of musical instruments. He won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Prize 2012 for THE CONSIDINE CURSE. THE CASE OF THE MISSING CATS, the first book in The Dragon Detective Agency series, was nominated for the Waterstone
s Children's Book Prize. THE THORNTHWAITE INHERITANCE won the Hounslow Junior Book Award, the Calderdale Book Award, Leicester Children's Book Award, Sefton Super Reads, Doncaster Book Award, Rotherham Children's Book Award, and Fantastic Book Award, Lancaster. He writes songs inspired by his books, which he plays on a ukulele when he visits schools.

Follow Gareth at www.garethwrites.co.uk or on Twitter: @jonesgarethp

First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Hot Key Books

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