The Conkerbury Detectives: The Case of the Missing Conker Champion
30 solvable mystery cases for detectives aged 8 to 12, set across one very British school year.
Somebody has pinched Old Knuckles, the conker champion of Conkerbury Primary, and the Grand Final is at one o'clock! Join Priya, Ollie, Ffion, Alfie and Biscuit the sausage dog as they solve 30 gentle mysteries, one clue at a time.
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About the book
The Conkerbury Detectives: The Case of the Missing Conker Champion by Inspector Cuthbert Conkerworth is a detective puzzle book for children aged 8 to 12. It has 30 short, illustrated mystery cases set in the made-up English village of Conkerbury, across one school year: conker season, the bake sale, bonfire night, the panto, Pancake Day, the village show and the summer fete.
What's inside
- 30 cases that get harder as you go, from Rookie to Chief Inspector
- Suspect cards, maps, timelines, logic grids, codes and fibbing witnesses
- A Secret Ledger that unlocks the final mystery of the bell tower
- Hints for every case, and answers printed upside down
- A detective certificate to fill in
Who it's for
Puzzle-loving readers aged 8 to 12, for long car journeys, rainy half-terms and classroom brain-teasers. Nothing scary: just missing conkers, swapped cakes and vanished trophies.
Formats
Paperback (8.5 x 11 in, 156 pages, room to write in) and Kindle. Coming soon on Amazon.
For parents and teachers
Every case is a fair-play logic puzzle with exactly one answer, checked by a computer solver. Children practise careful reading, reasoning and elimination. Hints give a nudge without spoiling the answer. This website is free, with no adverts, cookies or sign-ups.
Exactly one answer
Every case has one answer, and it's fair. A computer solver checked every single one.
Nothing scary
Just missing conkers, swapped cakes and vanished trophies. Nobody gets hurt, ever.
Hints, not spoilers
Stuck? Get a nudge from the hints in the book, or from the answer checker on this site.
| Title | The Conkerbury Detectives: The Case of the Missing Conker Champion |
|---|---|
| Series | The Conkerbury Detectives (book 1) |
| Author | Inspector Cuthbert Conkerworth |
| Reading age | 8 to 12 years |
| Formats | Paperback and Kindle (coming soon on Amazon) |
| Paperback | 8.5 x 11 in, 156 pages, black and white, with space to write in |
| Language | English (British) |
About the author: Inspector Cuthbert Conkerworth has never lost a conker match, a case or a pencil sharpener. He lives somewhere near Conkerbury with a magnifying glass, a very tidy notebook and a deerstalker that is only slightly too big.
Want to see what the cases are like? Try the secret bonus case (you'll need the key from Case 8 in the book), or print a free detective case file and certificate.