The Case of the Disappearing Double
| By: | Brian Gallagher |
| Publisher: | O'Brien Press Ltd |
| Published: | April 2026 |
| Pages: | 224 |
| Categories: | Fiction, Children |
| Language: | English |
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Dublin, 1912. The long summer stretches out before twins Tim and Deirdre. Their friend Joe is over a hundred miles away in Limerick … but when Deirdre spots a boy who looks exactly like him on a Dublin beach, the twins realise they have a puzzle on their hands! As they begin to uncover the facts about Joe’s double, they realise there’s a big family secret to be revealed. Can the friends solve their biggest mystery so far?
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