Gareth P. Jones

Gareth P. Jones is an English children's writer, and author of the Dragon Detective Agency series of books.[1]

He is best known for his comic-gothic book The Considine Curse, which won the Blue Peter Book Award in 2012, and for The Thornthwaite Inheritance.[2][3] He also writes a series of books called Ninja Meerkats.

As well as being an author, Gareth works as a TV producer.[4]

Published books

  • The Dragon Detective Agency: The Case of the Missing Cats (2006)
  • The Dragon Detective Agency: The Case of the Wayward Professor (2007)
  • The Dragon Detective Agency:The Case of the Vanished Sea Dragon (2008)
  • The Dragon Detective Agency: The Case of the Stolen Film (2008)
  • Perry's 5 (2009)
  • The Thornthwaite Inheritance (2009)
  • The Space Crime Conspiracy (2010)
  • The Considine Curse (2011)
  • The Clan of the Scorpion (Ninja Meerkats 1) (2011)
  • The Eye of the Monkey (Ninja Meerkats 2) (2011)
  • The Escape from Ice Mountain (Ninja Meerkats 3) (2011)
  • Hollywood Showdown (Ninja Meerkats 4) (2012)
  • The Tomb of Doom (Ninja Meerkats 5) (2012)
  • The Big City Bust-Up (Ninja Meerkats 6) (2012)
  • The Ultimate Dragon Warrior (Ninja Meerkats 7) (2013)
  • Outback Attack (Ninja Meerkats 8) (2013)
  • Constable and Toop (2012)
  • No True Echo (2015)
  • The Thornthwaite Betrayal (2016)
  • The Big Book of Nothing
  • Death or icecream? (2016)

References

  1. ^ "Gareth P. Jones". Bloomsbury Publishing. Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. ^ Craig, Amanda. "Reviews: Wheels of War and The Thornthwaite Inheritance". The Times. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ Pauli, Michelle. "Facts and fiction feature in the Blue Peter shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Jones, Gareth P: BookTrust". BookTrust. Retrieved 9 June 2021.


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