'Forget Sherlock Holmes - this dog detective will have children in suspense [...] A clever pastiche of classic detective fiction' - The Telegraph 5* review of Watts & Whiskerton: Buried Bones and Troublesome TreasureFrom Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlisted author-illustrator Meg McLaren. Purr-fect for emerging readers and fans of CLAUDE, HOTEL FLAMINGO and RABBIT & BEAR. Watts and Pearl are back - and this time, they're on track to solve their trickiest case yet!Tasked with guarding a fortune in stolen gold aboard the Midnight Express, the world's most secure sleeper train, the dog-and-cat duo are ready for anything. Or so they think . . .When the train screeches to a halt in the middle of a snowy forest and the gold vanishes from the vault, all paws point to Patsy Caboose, the eccentric security goose. But something doesn't add up.With suspects on board, clues in every carriage and a mystery that's going off the rails, can Watts and Whiskerton crack the case before the train reaches its final stop?
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Meg McLaren
EAN: 9781835874523
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES: 128
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HEIGHT: 180 mm
PUBLISHED BY: Bonnier Books Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-11-19
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GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Cats, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs, JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Transportation / Railroads & Trains
WIDTH: 127 mm
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Book Themes:
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Meg McLaren is an author-illustrator based in Inverness, Scotland. She has published multiple picture books, including Life is Magic, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2017. Watts & Whiskerton is her debut fiction work for young readers. The first book in the series was shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Awards and won Highly Commended in the Younger Fiction category.