Masters of Mystery Olivia & Icarus 1: The Peppermint Murders
Masters of Mystery, Olivia and Icarus is a new mystery series, for readers aged 10 and over, featuring the mischievous Olivia and famous detective Isac Icarus, with plotting reminiscent of the classic Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes detective series.
With her nose often in a detective novel, orphaned eleven-year-old Olivia has been nicknamed ‘The Murder Girl’ at the Dancing Crane School for Girls, which her indifferent great uncle had sent her to. So when a real murder occurs at the boarding school, Olivia decides to try and solve the case. The official investigator assigned to the case is Isac Icarus, whom Olivia immediately decides is an insufferable dandy and airhead.
Teacher after teacher at the school seems to have something to hide, and soon both Olivia and Icarus have their own list of suspects. As they sniff around the case, the pair discover surprising common ground. Could there be hope of collaboration between plucky Olivia and the full-of-himself detective?
The suspenseful story is complemented by monochrome illustrations by Mari Luoma herself.
info
Year of publication
2024
Original title
Mysteerimestarit Olivia & Icarus 1 – Mintun makuinen murha
Page count
304
Original publisher
WSOY
Original language of publication
Finnish
Reviews
Petri Hänninen, kulttuuritoimitus.fi
"The Mystery Masters is a tribute to old, English crime writers such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. (...) In terms of content, Mystery Masters is just as suitable for children as it is for adults."
Siniset helmet blog
"A charmingly classic murder mystery for pre-teens."
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