A fast-paced cosmic mystery which children will love. Connor and Ethan are spending the summer selling ice-cream on Starville - a human and alien inhabited city orbiting Earth - but they dream of solving inter-galactic crime as space detectives. When they witness a slimy green Tufted Grotsnobbler stealing a human girl's bag, they stumble onto a case far more difficult and dangerous than it first seems. Soon it's not only handbags, but the life of everyone aboard the space-city, at stake. Connor and Ethan were a lot of fun and readers will instantly warm to them. They have big aspirations and a lot of bravery. They're also very funny. Malfunctioning suits, cowboy hat wearing aliens and a lot of oddly named cats ensure this story will have readers giggling from start to finish. It's a great opening to what promises to be a fun series for younger mystery fans. Adeola's artwork brings the story to life and adds another layer of comic detail. I loved his aliens (especially the Snarltoothed Grizloid). The illustrations caught the eye of my daughter as I was reading, who immediately wanted to know what was going on, so I'll definitely be buying a physical copy of this once it's available. I was provided with an advanced copy for review on NetGalley.

Something strange is happening on space station Starville, but luckily the Space Detectives are on board. A gloriously wacky adventure/mystery with fun levels set to warp speed. With fantastic illustrations from Dapo Adeola throughout. This will absolutely delight young readers (and some old readers, like me!).

Really enjoyed reading a chapter of this book each night for a bedtime story with my 6-year-old. He really got into it and is already desperate to read the next in the series.