Werelock and Scratch: Mystery Most Puzzling
On sale
25th September 2025
Price: £7.99
Calling all mystery fans: The Werelock and Scratch Detective Agency needs you! Can you help Werelock – the world’s greatest (and only) werewolf detective – and his raven assistant, Scratch, solve the case before it’s too late?
‘A brilliantly fun puzzle-filled mystery!’ – Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy Who Grew Dragons
‘I loved this book, it is AWESOME!’ – Toppsta reviewer, age 8
When someone steals the ashes of Gothica City’s vampire mayor, Werelock’s mother is wrongly accused. Desperate to prove her innocence and bring the mayor back to unlife, Werelock and Scratch are launched into the ultimate treasure hunt.
All clues point to the mayor’s long-hidden, dangerous mind-controlling potions. Our daring duo, along with you, dear reader, must race to find the potions before they fall into the wrong hands. Will Werelock and Scratch succeed, or will they fall into a villain’s mind-control trap?
With puzzles, clues and riddles to work out, this hilarious, highly illustrated, inventive mystery needs the reader’s help to crack the case!
‘Fun mystery detective story’ – Toppsta reviewer, read to kid aged 9
‘Such a fantastic book . . . I couldn’t put it down and didn’t want to go to sleep’ – Toppsta reviewer, age 8
‘The puzzles made the story really fun and Scratch was my favourite’ – Toppsta reviewer, age 7
‘I like how you can solve clues throughout this book’ – Toppsta reviewer, age 8
‘A brilliantly fun puzzle-filled mystery!’ – Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy Who Grew Dragons
‘I loved this book, it is AWESOME!’ – Toppsta reviewer, age 8
When someone steals the ashes of Gothica City’s vampire mayor, Werelock’s mother is wrongly accused. Desperate to prove her innocence and bring the mayor back to unlife, Werelock and Scratch are launched into the ultimate treasure hunt.
All clues point to the mayor’s long-hidden, dangerous mind-controlling potions. Our daring duo, along with you, dear reader, must race to find the potions before they fall into the wrong hands. Will Werelock and Scratch succeed, or will they fall into a villain’s mind-control trap?
With puzzles, clues and riddles to work out, this hilarious, highly illustrated, inventive mystery needs the reader’s help to crack the case!
‘Fun mystery detective story’ – Toppsta reviewer, read to kid aged 9
‘Such a fantastic book . . . I couldn’t put it down and didn’t want to go to sleep’ – Toppsta reviewer, age 8
‘The puzzles made the story really fun and Scratch was my favourite’ – Toppsta reviewer, age 7
‘I like how you can solve clues throughout this book’ – Toppsta reviewer, age 8
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Reviews
A brilliantly fun puzzle-filled mystery!
Packed with mystery, magic and cracking clues, this fang-tastic new series is sure to delight mini-sleuths everywhere.
Such a fantastic book . . . I couldn't put it down and didn't want to go to sleep
I loved this book, it is AWESOME!
I like how you can solve clues throughout this book
The puzzles made the story really fun and Scratch was my favourite
Fun mystery detective story