The After School Detective Club: The Case of the Smuggler's Curse: Book 1

In the first book of The After School Detective Club series, a group of intrepid youngsters form a detective club after school to solve a thrilling mystery involving smugglers. They must use their collective wit, courage, and friendship to unravel the curse that ties the smugglers to their town. Lucy, Max, Charlie, and Joe, along with Charlie's faithful dog, Sherlock, stumble upon a phantom figure on Southwold beach one winter's night, leading them to an unexpected mystery. As they delve deeper, their adventure escalates with motorboats, tracking devices, bedroom breakouts, and daring sea rescues. Their investigations eventually get them into trouble with the police, forcing them into a decisive undercover operation for a final showdown with a ruthless gang of smugglers.