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THE THREE OF DIAMONDS

By Anthony Horowitz

Published by Walker

Tim Diamond is the worst detective in history. Along with his little brother, Nick, the two of them set out to solve crimes.  As the two set out, they don’t know what they will face - maybe guns, imprisonment, Class A drugs, murder and killers.  This is a book that contains pages full of mystery and murder.
Tim is a silly man whose brain is the size of a walnut, whereas his little brother, Nick Diamond, is the exact opposite.  Together, they solve mysterious crimes.  Anthony Horowitz makes the characters funny and realistic.  Tim Diamond is stupid but he is also a coward, as he doesn’t want to get murdered.
 
There are three parts to the story- ‘The French Confection’ is set in Paris where the ‘Mad American’ lives, ‘The Blurred Man’ is set in London when they follow dead man’s footsteps and ‘I Know What You Did Last Wednesday’ is set on an island called Crocodile Island in Scotland where strange murders start happening.  Tim and Nick solve a mystery by accident as they were on holiday.
When Tim Diamond wins a trip to the Latin quarter of Paris with his brother, Nick, a strange woman from France is on the same carriage in the train smuggling something to her shop.  As they get out, a steward gives them a sachet with a strange substance inside!  Anthony Horowitz makes sure Tim and Nick nearly get murdered on all three occasions, but solve the case and go back to the flat.  When they come back, an American goes to the flat and tells them about a ‘great’ dead man who gets steamrolled by a madman.  When they solve the case, an old school friend of Tim’s writes to ask Tim and Nick to go to Crocodile Island and be awarded with money!  As it happens, there might be a case to solve…
The author has few made-up words in the story, such as Bestle yoghurts, the ‘Mad American’, ‘The French Confection’, and more.  There are some French sentences in this story such as ‘Que fais-tu?’,  ‘Qu’est-ce passé?’ and a few more. 
This excellent three-part book will appeal to boys aged 9-13 and a few adults too.  The story contains drugs and murder.  There are a few funny parts but not many.  The style is funny and silly as well as being violent.  Younger children might find this horrible to read and might be scared.  The reader will find it hard to put the book down.