Alison Wonderland

Helen Smith


Rated: 2.43 of 5 stars
2.43 · 14 ratings · 201 pages · Published: 18 Mar 1999

Alison Wonderland by Helen Smith
When Alison joins Mrs Fitzgerald's Bureau of Investigation as a private detective, her new job takes her on a series of loosely linked adventures involving an abandoned baby, a transgenic animal and secret tunnels under The Thames. She travels from London to the seaside town of Weymouth and back again with her new best friend Taron, a girl with a hundred candle smile. But someone is betraying her. Is it Taron? Is it Jeff, the sweet-natured inventor who writes her poetry? Or are there darker forces at play? Reviews: Only occasionally does a piece of fiction leap out and demand immediate cult status. Alison Wonderland is one... Smith is at the very least a minor phenomenon. The Times Made me sigh and throw it to the floor in a fit of envious pique. Julie Burchill, Guardian A fantastical Thelma and Louise meets Agatha Christie adventure story. The dialogue is smart and the deadpan humour is perfectly judged. The List

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