Kieran Crowley crafts compelling narratives for young readers, delving into themes of friendship and adventure. His stories are characterized by suspense and imagination, weaving engaging tales that capture the youthful spirit. Crowley's work often explores the power of camaraderie and the emergence of heroism in unexpected circumstances. His writing approach aims to captivate and inspire young minds.
The story follows a group of small-town kids who reignite their childhood adventure club after capturing what they believe to be a ghost in a photograph. As they delve into their thrilling quest, they navigate the challenges of friendship, bravery, and the mysteries of their town, blending nostalgia with excitement in this engaging middle-grade novel by Kieran Crowley.
When Aisling and Joe antagonise their new babysitter, she writes to Santa asking for them to be put on the Naughty List. Determined not to be denied their Christmas presents, the pair steal the Santa List. After all, if Santa doesn't have the list then he can't tell if you've been naughty or nice, can he?
Noah's dream is to become a professional footballer and the School's World Cup qualifying tournament might just be his ticket to getting signed up. He's definitely the best player in school but when he's banned from the team for a fight he didn't start, all Noah's dreams come crashing down.With the help of his best friend Stevie and some very unlikely new teammates, Noah is determined to make it - even if that does mean playing for St Mary's School for Girls'!
F.X. Shepherd is juggling a new job as a PI, while keeping up with his strangely popular pet column for his new employer, the New York Daily Press. With the Republican convention in town, Shepherd is hired to investigate death threats made against a congressman, which may be linked to the escalating war between the mainstream Republicans and Tea Party extremists. A series of inexplicable political murders--not to mention a small drone strike--ratchets up the stakes, and Shepherd has to solve the case while fending off his ultra-liberal parents, tenacious reporter Ginny Mac, and a gang of mysterious gunmen...
The Misfits Club finds itself with an exciting mystery to solve in this funny, warm-hearted adventure from Kieran Crowley, author of The Mighty Dynamo.
"It's a dog-eat-dog world at the infamous tabloid New York Mail, where brand new pet columnist F.X. Shepherd finds himself on the trail of The Hacker, a serial killer targeting unpleasant celebrities in inventive-and sometimes decoritive ways. And it's only his second day on the job"--Back cover.
"He slipped like a sinister shadow in the night, stalking, then savagely attacking. Most of his unsuspecting targets were shot at close range and one woman was stabbed over one hundred times. After dispatching his victims, police allege he left their bloodstained bodies and crept back to the neatly kept room in his mother's apartment"--Publisher website (July 2007)
