We absolutely adore this series and can't wait for the next book.

A superb premise, jam packed full of adventure and a 'criminally good' read!

Highly recommend

My son loved the first 2 Crookhaven books and I have had lots of conversations with him about it so I was excited to read this third book in the instalment. I can absolutely see why he loves them - a great diverse cast of characters who are part of the same "team" of thieves at the school for crooks, great dialogue between them and a really exciting adventure. It had me hooked from the first chapter when there was abseiling down a cliff in Cornwall on a stormy night. Gabriel Avery is the main character really and he is the glue that links everyone together and the one that they depend on, even if they are all competitive and want to be the best and win the Crooked cup and all have their own things going on.
I loved the development of the story and the mystery that needed solving as well as finding the whereabouts and identity of the mysterious Maravel. JJ writes really believable characters through their interaction with each other and characterisation in speech (apart from the facts it is a school for thieves - that isn't real surely!!)
The ending rounded things up nicely whilst also leaving the reader on an absolute cliffhanger, setting it up for the next book which already I can't wait to read.
I am going to get a set of these for our school library as they will appeal to lots of Year 5 and 6 children.

I LOVED this third book in the series. I love the characters, their relationships, the settings and dynamics. I would definitely recommend the series and it just keeps getting better. I love how there’s been over-arching mysteries throughout every book with just enough closure to satisfy you, but keep you intrigued and reading more.