Darkus can't believe it when a huge insect drops out of the trouserleg of his horrible new neighbour. It's a giant beetle - andit seems to want to communicate. But how can a boy be friends witha beetle? And what does a beetle have to do with the disappearanceof his dad and the arrival of Lucretia Cutter, with her tastefor creepy jewellery?
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Darkus can't believe it when a huge insect drops out of the trouserleg of his horrible new neighbour. It's a giant beetle - andit seems to want to communicate. But how can a boy be friends witha beetle? And what does a beetle have to do with the disappearanceof his dad and the arrival of Lucretia Cutter, with her tastefor creepy jewellery?
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Darkus is miserable. His dad has disappeared, and now he is living next door to the most disgusting neighbours ever.A giant beetle called Baxter comes to his rescue. But can the two solve the mystery of his dad’s disappearance, especially when links emerge to cruel Lucretia Cutter and her penchant for beetle jewellery?A coffee-mug mountain, home to a million insects, could provide the answer–if Darkus and Baxter are brave enough to find it...
Awards
Short-listed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize: Younger Fiction 2017
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