Jones, Gareth P. – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:53:33 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Jones, Gareth P. – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 The Missing Magic https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-missing-magic/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=26523 One puzzling mystery. Several slippery suspects. Endless possibilities!

Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies living side by side, trouble is always brewing. And when a fiendish crime is committed,?YOU?are the detective in charge of the case.

It’s the first day of Magicon, the world’s biggest magic convention, and everyone is in town for the event. But when all the magic in Haventry suddenly goes missing, it’s up to YOU?to find out who took it and get it back in time for the opening ceremony! Should you tail the head of the powerful Magic Circle, Grandmaster Dimbleby, or does the newly crowned king of the elves raise your suspicions? Could Enid the Evil Enchantress be too obvious a suspect, or is Moondance the meditating unicorn deceptively innocent? YOU?decide! And you better do so quickly, because without magic to harness it, an ancient monster is rising from its century-long sleep under the town.

With hundreds of paths to choose from and no dead ends, you’ll solve the mystery every time!

A fantastically imaginative detective story for readers looking for an interactive adventure.

]]> The Time Thief https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-time-thief/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=19683 One puzzling mystery. Several slippery suspects. Endless possibilities!

Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies living side by side, trouble is always brewing. And when a fiendish crime is committed,?YOU?are the detective in charge of the case.

The Museum of Magical Objects and Precious Stones is putting on a special time-travelling showcase, but when the main exhibit is stolen, it’s up to YOU to find the thief. The Time Sponge has the ability to stop and start time for whoever squeezes it, so who has the strongest motive? The minotaur chief of police who has a lot on at work or the shoplifting band of mermaids? Should you trail the museum’s petrifying gorgon curator? Or could your very own yeti partner be responsible? YOU?decide!

With hundreds of paths to choose from and no dead ends, you’ll solve the mystery every time!

A fantastically imaginative detective story for readers looking for an interactive adventure.

]]> The Monster Maker https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-monster-maker/ Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=15208 One puzzling mystery. Several slippery suspects. Endless possibilities!

Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies living side by side, trouble is always brewing. And when a fiendish crime is committed, YOU are the detective in charge of the case.

Dr Franklefink’s precious Monster Maker has gone missing and there are lots of suspects! Along with your yeti partner, it’s up to YOU to find the culprit. Should you trail Bramwell Stoker, the terrifying vampire, or Grundle and Grinola, the mischievous goblin twins? Should you follow up a lead about the cunning witches? Or will investigating the doctor’s monstrous son Monty lead you to the thief? YOU decide!

With hundreds of paths to choose from and no dead ends, you’ll solve the mystery every time!

A fantastically imaginative detective story for readers looking for an interactive adventure.

]]> The Lion on the Bus https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-lion-on-the-bus/ Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=14242 A toothsome take on a much loved nursery rhyme - with an all-singing, all-dancing finale!

]]> A toothsome take on a much loved nursery rhyme – with an all-singing, all-dancing finale!

Sing, roar and growl along with the animals, in this brilliantly bonkers twist on the classic Wheels on the Bus!

The wheels on the bus go round and round ?
But who’s that getting on? OH, NO!
It’s a LION! And a PANTHER! And a CROCODILE!
This bus ride is about to get very wild – but is it really as scary as it seems?

An irresistible combination of favourite animals, shout-aloud vehicle noises and a much loved storytime rhyme – with a light-touch message of friendship and acceptance.

Perfect for fans of You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus and Never Tickle a Tiger.

]]> Constable & Toop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/constable-toop/ Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/constable-toop/ A darkly comic Dickensian ghost story from Blue Peter Award winner Gareth P. Jones: it’s not the dead you’ll need to worry about!Sam Toop lives in a funeral parlour, blessed (or cursed) with an unusual gift. While his father buries the dead, Sam is haunted by their constant demands for attention. Trouble is afoot on the ‘other side’ – there is a horrible disease that is mysteriously imprisoning ghosts into empty houses in the world of the living. And Sam is caught in the middle – will he be able to bring himself to help?Blue Peter Award winner Gareth P. Jones has woven a darkly comic story, a wonderfully funny adventure that roams the grimy streets of Victorian London.

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