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    By Rohan Gavin

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    Darkus Knightley, tweed-wearing, mega-brained, thoroughly logical 13-year-old investigator of the weird, was just getting used to having his dad back in his life. Then Alan Knightley went off-radar, again, leaving Darkus with a traumatised ex-bomb-disposal dog as his only partner in crime-solving.

    Now things are getting even stranger. Family pets are being savaged by a beast at a top London beauty spot. Policemen have been tracked and attacked by a particularly aggressive canine. And two curiously alert hounds seem to be watching Darkus's house. No one is using the word werewolf – yet – but as the full moon approaches, it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to work out that someone or something sinister is messing with the minds of London's dog population. A mysterious canine conspiracy is howling for the attention of Knightley & Son . . .

    Criminally good detective adventure, perfect for fans of Sherlock and sharp-minded sleuths of all shapes and sizes . . .

    www.knightleyandson.com
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateAug 14, 2014
    ISBN9781408851449
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    Rohan Gavin

    Rohan Gavin attended Exeter College, Oxford and the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, where he worked as a screenwriter. He went on to write the Knightley & Son trilogy, one of Kirkus' Best Children's Books of the Year, Sunday Times and Boston Globe Book of the Week, described by the Daily Mail as 'a young Sherlock for our times'. www.rohangavin.com

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    • 3/5
      I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in return for an honest review - thanks!Ten Second Synopsis:Darkus Knightley uses all his considerable powers of deduction to assist his father in foiling an international (and slightly paranormal) crime syndicate.2.5 stars.Fairly harsh star review there, I know, but I had a few problems with this book. Firsty, I found the characters in dire need of fleshing out. None of the characters here felt real as I read. Darkus - boy-genius with quite remarkable powers of investigation and deduction. How did he get them? Tilly - very clever girl, hair dye afficionado, seems to take being booted off the case remarkably well for someone who claims to have a vendetta out against the crime guys. The hair dye thing gets mentioned almost every time Tilly comes into view - but it just seems like it's been tacked on to make her seem a bit quirky, rather than giving any real insight into who she is. So in general, the lack of real character development really distracted me from getting into the meat of the story.The second thing that put me off the book was the highly convenient plot twists that just kept occuring. The characters seem to have this incredible ability to overcome almost any problem as soon as it presents itself - a number of characters related to the investigation who have not been seen or heard from for years suddenly pop up, as if summoned, just when they are needed. In the end it was all too simplistic for me, given that the actual crime being investigated was really quite complicated and had a number of facets to it.Essentially, after a lot of anticipation for this book, it was a let-down for me. There are going to be more in the series, apparently, but I won't be amongst those hoping to lay my paws on them.Recommended for those who really like middle-grade mystery, and can overlook the simplistic penning of characters and plot twists.
    • 3/5
      An enjoyable middle grade mystery with just a hint of the supernatural, Knightley and Son introduces readers to Darkus Knightley, devoted son and aspiring detective who's been patiently waiting for his father to wake up. It seems that four years earlier, celebrated detective Alan Knightley fell into a deep sleep while investigating an organization so shadowy, he was the only one convinced of its existence. In the meantime, Darkus has committed to memory all of his father's cases, which proves extremely helpful when Alan finally wakes and, shortly thereafter, finds all his files stolen. Father and son must then work together to uncover the terrible power behind a bestselling book that seems to compel readers toward mindless acts of crime.
      Stand back, Holmes and Watson! Out of the way, Hardy boys! Here's a new, modern duo that mystery fans will surely enjoy getting to know.
    • 3/5
      I wanted to like this more than I did. It had a promising start, but then it just sort of went on. For a long time. The characters were cool, but underdeveloped. I wanted to know more about Tilly and her hair. What about Miss Kahn? She was only in there briefly to introduce a weapon; I wanted more. Uncle Bill showed promise, but then ended up outside of the story. I'm not sure if kids will like this. I know I'm not the target audience, so maybe I'm just missing something?
    • 3/5
      A mystery where Darkus Knightley tries to help his dad uncover a large criminal conspiracy called the combination. The combination seemed to be using the readers of a self-help book which was embedded with subliminal and hypnotic messages that some readers were susceptible to and which caused those people's greatest fear to be triggered which led to erratic behavior. It took me a long time to get through this mystery.
    • 3/5
      I was intrigued by this book when I first saw it come up as available on Netgalley, and decided I would give it a go. I had recently read some of the Artemis Fowl series and have become enthralled with middle grade reads.

      I found the premise of this story unique and interesting, but at the same time, some of the themes seemed a bit mature for the target audience. While I feel that my middle grade reader could comfortably read this one, he is an advanced reader and the same may not hold true for others in the age group.

      The story takes place in England, so the English is British English and not American English like most children here in the US are accustomed to. Though, the Harry Potter sect would be fine.

      I did have a sense that something was missing throughout the story, and I was never able to put my finger on what exactly that was.

      It took me a lot longer than it should have to finish reading this one, and it could be the sense of something missing in the story that contributed to that. I am really not sure.

      Even with that, I found the story interesting enough to still warrant a 3 star rating. It was well edited and a fairly easy read for me. The last half, however, definitely went faster than the first half.
    • 4/5
      I read an amazing book called Knightley and Son. This dark book where mysterious characters lurk on every page is about a 13 year-old boy named Darkus. After his father was in a coma for 4 years, his mom remarried, his new dad and stepsister move in. His new stepsister Tilly is, in general, the most single annoying person in the world according to Darkus!! One day, Darkus’s father, Alan was awakened from his coma in the hospital by the TV announcement of “The Combination”. He recalled that he is the top secret agent in London. Then, he remembered a very important hard drive detailing his missions was left in Darkus’s room before his coma. One of the most important missions that he was working on is about a big group of criminals called “The Combination”. After recalling, he went to his house to look for the hard drive. When Darkus saw Alan looking for the hard drive, he felt very glad that his father hadn’t forgotten about him. Recently, a new bestseller book was published called The Code. To most people this book seemed like a very boring book, but some people, after reading it committed crimes, like a kid broke into a shop with only a hammer. After learning about his mission, Darkus starts working with Alan and his colleague, Bill, to investigate “The Combination”. Through reading the bestseller book, The Code, Darkus found the connection between the book and criminal group. To most people, The Code seemed to be boring, but to others with dyslexia, the book was intriguing to make them to call the number on the book. Is the Combination behind this, convincing these people to commit the crime? What happens when these people call the number? Does the Combination even exist? What are they trying to achieve?My favorite character is Bill because he is a very smart, intelligent and humorous person. When either Alan or Darkus is in trouble figuring out the problem, he is usually the person giving answers.If I were the author, I would make the middle section of the book a little bit more interesting. Most of the middle section is about them driving around London trying to find the combination. I would recommend to the author make the middle more action packed. I would rate this book 7 out of 10.