Two terrible pirates ... two brilliant detectives! The first book in a hilarious illustrated pirate mystery series for readers 6-9, crammed with puzzles and clues for the reader to solve. Young fans of funny books like Invesitgators and Grimwood and puzzle books like Cluedle and Murdle Junior will love this series!
Buck and his loyal rabbit, Ears, are officially the WORSE PIRATES on the Seventy Seas! When they bump into the terrifying CAPTAIN BLOODFANG, she gives them an ultimatum: follow CLUES to find her missing chef, or else be turned into pirate stew!
Along with their MISFIT CREW, can Buck and Ears SOLVE THE CASE and save themselves from a horrible fate?
Laugh out loud as you spot the clues and try to solve the mystery before pirate detectives Buck and Ears!
Praise for Buck & Ears Pirate Detectives:
"Buck & Ears is the funniest book of 2026! Hilariously bonkers and full of brilliantly twisty puzzles to solve, this is as fun and as fab as a book can be!" Elle McNicoll, author of A Kind of Spark
"Five stars on the seven seas for this brilliant new series." Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy who Grew Dragons
"A funny mystery story with perfectly plotted clues and stunning illustrations. The perfect reading for pleasure series.” Mel Taylor-Bessent, author of Race to Imagination Island
"Buck & Ears Pirate Detectives invites you to enter a colourful and distinctly smelly world. You just want to pinch your nose and dive right in!" Alasdair Beckett-King, author of Montgomery BonBon: Murder at the Museum
"A rollicking read packed with humour and heart. I can’t wait to read Buck & Ears' next adventure!" Rachel Chivers-Khoo, author of The Wishkeeper's Apprentice
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
This is Book 1 in the Buck & Ears Pirate Detectives Series. See all Buck & Ears Pirate Detectives books here.
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Londoner Jennifer Bell worked as a children's bookseller and piranha-keeper at a world-famous bookshop before becoming an author. Her debut novel, The Uncommoners: The Crooked Sixpence, was an international bestseller. She is also the author of Agents of the Wild, an adventure series for younger readers. Her latest book, Wonderscape, is inspired by some of h
More about Jennifer BellJennifer Gray is a lawyer and now writes children's comedy. Her other work includes the Atticus Claw series which has been shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and the Red House Children's Book Award.
Amanda Swift is a former actress. She has written for several children's series and has dramatised Jacqueline Wilson novels f
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