Mike Nicholson - author, writer, children's author, consultant, Scotland, UK

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One of the popular six book series – each mystery story is packed with fun facts, interactive games and puzzles and dynamic, funny illustrations by Mike Phillips to engage young and reluctant readers.

Some people think that museums are boring places full of glass cases, dust and stuff no one cares about: wrong! In a hidden headquarters below the exhibits there’s a gang ready to handle dangerous, spooky or just plain weird problems: the Museum Mystery Squad.

How can a life-size Viking figure vanish? He was large, hairy and had a shield and now…he’s gone!

In their search for the answer, the Museum Mystery Squad explore a world of dragon carvings, weapons, silver and the runes of a Viking alphabet as they learn about these raiders, traders and settlers.

So it’s all aboard the longship as Kennedy, Nabster, Laurie and Colin the hamster set sail with another investigation.