Girl Detectives Just Wanna Have Fun

It's 1984.

Hair is big, skirts are short and Birdie Mealing is just a girl who wants to have fun ... until her uncle goes missing that is.

With a little help from her friends, Birdie, a talented musician turned amateur sleuth, is determined to find her uncle. After all, he's the only father figure this daughter of a single mother has ever known.

Detective Herb Lawson, however, has other ideas. Battling with colleagues, family and his conscience he doesn't need any further complications. Birdie - a magnet for trouble - needs to back off and leave the investigating to him.

Fat chance, detective!

The closer Birdie gets to solving her uncle's disappearance, the more she uncovers about his connection to a fatal explosion on the harbour and the underworld kingpin who was jailed for it. And the closer she gets to the guarded but gorgeous Herb, the more she questions his motives and her own identity.

Having fun yet, Birdie?

"Birdie is such a clever amateur detective and I'm hoping that we may see her in future books." BROOKE, @bmichie31

"Oh boy, this book was so much fun! A well-paced, engaging mystery that's packed full of romance and humour. Girl Detectives Just Wanna Have Fun is amongst one of my

favourites books of the year!" JESSICA, @biblioblis.au