Barnaby Grimes Series by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

3.82 · 28 ratings
  • Curse of the Night Wolf (Barnaby Grimes #1)
    #1

    Curse of the Night Wolf (Barnaby Grimes #1)

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2007

    Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, running errands in his city, day and night, and 'high-stacking' around the rooftops in search of new mysteries to solve. In this first adventure, Barnaby is attacked one night by an enormous dog. He kills it - but that's not the end of this particular mystery ...as Barnaby finds himself swept up in a world of crooked doctors, poor and ill-advised patients, strange tonics and very expensive furs.. more

  • Return of the Emerald Skull (Barnaby Grimes #2)
    #2

    Return of the Emerald Skull (Barnaby Grimes #2)

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2008

    Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, running errands in his city, day and night, and high-stacking around the rooftops in search of new mysteries to solve. This is a fantastic romp through a Dickensian-style city, with a wonderful new hero in the guise of Barnaby.After collecting a strange parcel from a deserted ship in the fog of the docks, and delivering it to the local schoolmaster, Barnaby thinks he’s earned a moment to sit on the rooftops and eat his favorite pastry... more

  • Legion of the Dead (Barnaby Grimes #3)
    #3

    Legion of the Dead (Barnaby Grimes #3)

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2007

    “The corpses swayed where they stood, their bony arms outstretched before them and tattered sleeves hanging limply in the foggy air. I smelled the sourness of the sewers about them; that, and the sweet whiff of death. Their sunken eyes bored into mine. I was surrounded. . . .” Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, delivering messages and running errands all over the city, day and night... more

  • Phantom of Blood Alley (Barnaby Grimes #4)
    #4

    Phantom of Blood Alley (Barnaby Grimes #4)

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2010

    Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, high-stacking his way across the rooftops of his city in search of adventure and mystery. In each tale, he encounters a supernatural force and must battle the horrors that await him.In the fiercely competitive world of early photography, the rewards are immense but so are the risks. After an experiment goes disastrously wrong, Barnaby finds himself on the trail of a mad chemist with a talent for disappearing into thin air . . .

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