Meet Dorothy Constance Mae Louise, or Dot as she prefers to be called!

Dot loves super-sour apple sherberts, running fast and puzzles - especially if they're fiendishly tricky. And with the help of trusty sidekick, Beans and TOP DOG, McClusky, she is always ready to sniff out a mystery. So when meangirl Laura seems set on sabotaging the school talent show, Dot is determined to find out how, and save the day...

This is volume 1 in Dotty Detective .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Clara Vulliamy trained at the Ruskin School and the Royal Academy. She is the daughter of author and illustrator Shirley Hughes, and has written numerous stories for children and babies. Clara lives in Twickenham with her husband and two children, who provide inspiration for her work.