Pushkin Children’s scoops Getten's new 'major' mystery series

Pushkin Children’s has scooped Di Island Crew Investigates, a “major” new series for young readers by author Kereen Getten, illustrated by Leah Jacobs-Gordon. Editor-at-large Sarah Odedina acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Alice Sutherland-Hawes at ASH Literacy.

The Case of the Lighthouse Intruder is the first book in the series, and will publish in June 2023. It tells the story of six friends who investigate cases on a small island off the coast of Jamaica. 

The second book, The Case of the Haunted Wardrobe, will come in October 2023, and The Case of the Abandoned Boat in 2024. The series follows Getten’s novels When Life Gives You Mangoes (Pushkin Children’s Books) and If You Read This (Pushkin Children’s Books).  

Odedina said: “Kereen has such a flair for catching a child’s voice; their energy and passion for life. Fayson, around whom these heart-warming adventure stories are built, is a high-spirited irrepressible young person who readers are certain to fall in love with.”

Getten’s first novel When Life Gives You Mangoes (Pushkin Children’s Books) was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize. She added: “I was a huge mystery fan when I was younger, and writing Di Island Crew series has made my young heart very happy. I hope readers will enjoy reading these stories as much as I did writing them."