Friday Barnes 2: Under Suspicion Paperback – July 7, 2019

This book about Friday Barnes is well written and very inspiring. Being about a girl who is a detective makes it very eye catching to look at and when you open the first page you cannot tear your eyes off the page. This is an awesome book and should be read be anyone who has a sense of adventure.

Great Book, Ms Spratt, in the next one can you have a school dance?

R.A Spatt is in my top 3 favourite authors (the other two being Tui T. Sutherland and Rick Riodarn) and I just love her books if you haven't read Friday Barnes or Nanny Piggins then you are missing out on some of the funniest, best books ever written. So come on what are you waiting for? Read them!!!!!

“‘She’s good at this type of thing.’‘What, irritating people?’ asked Mrs Knox.‘Yes, but also solving mysteries,’ explained Uncle Bernie.”When we last saw Friday Barnes she was being arrested, rudely interrupted while she was indulging in a second slice of chocolate cake, having just solved the case of Highcrest Academy’s swamp yeti. We pick up Friday’s story with her arrest.“‘Will you do “good cop, bad cop”, or are you doing it already and that’s why you’re being nice to me?’”Rather than becoming the central plot of this book, the story of Friday’s arrest is cleared up very quickly. Then we turn our attention to the problems of other Highcrest Academy students, who all now know that Friday is the girl detective that will solve them.“‘I assume you need help. Like the vast majority of students at this school, you have never spoken to me voluntarily.’”In this book, Friday applies her photographic memory to competitive baking and competitive rocket launching. She also solves a kidnapping and ponders the mystery of the man she met in the police station. Then we navigate our way around all of the holes that staff and students keep falling into all over the school grounds. We even discover why Friday is banned from the school library.Melanie, Friday’s best (and possibly only) friend, is really growing on me. Her ability to go from vague to astute in an instant has endeared her to me and I find her fondness of naps very relatable.We are introduced to a new Year 10 student, Christopher. The addition of a second handsome boy to the series immediately caused speculation of a ‘love triangle’, despite Friday and Ian denying they are in love with one another. Given Friday is only eleven I could do without so much of Melanie’s conversation revolving around her best friend’s potential love life.Two books in and I’m already beginning to wonder if every book is going to end with the core mystery being solved and a sudden cliffhanger that comes out of nowhere. The mysteries are still fun though and I’m enjoying the creative laziness of many of Highcrest Academy’s teachers. I’m hoping Uncle Bernie finds a way to drop in during the next book for more than a few pages.

Fantastic!! Just finished reading this with my 8-year-old, we both LOVED it. Now my 13-year-old is half way through and thoroughly enjoying it, too. We weren't sure we were ready to move from our beloved Nanny Piggins to R. A. Spratt's new character Friday Barnes, but after this second book we are completely sold and can't wait for Friday Barnes 3: Big Trouble. Very well written and cleverly constructed with mini-mysteries that lead to the big discovery. Friday Barnes: Under Suspicion will keep you hooked til the surprising ending.

Love this book perfect in every way ,every tiny detail explained each book ending with yet another plot twist.Flawless.

Friday Barnes is a wonderful creation. Three generations of our family love her and the fabulous books RA Spratt has produced about her life and detective adventures. The chronicles of her life and friends are some of the funniest books around and deserve a wide readership.

It was very exciting,clever and had lots of twists and turns. I recommend this to any who likes a mix of comedy and detective work

a must read for any child or adult who read the first book, or is even new to the series. fun all through and paced with twists.

Friday Barnes 2: Under suspicion was a great, captivating and mostly exciting and funny story of a girl solving mysteries/crimes. I couldn't stop reading once I started!