friday barnes 10 undercover the bestselling detective series

‘I try to hide it, but everyone sees right through me.’ Ten books in and I’m still loving this series. ‘You are a very strange boy,’ said Friday. Anyone who hides behind a curtain reading a book because there’s a social gathering going on is my kind of human being.

My favourite character in this book, though, was Arthur. Binky just gets more and more adorable every time I see him. Melanie still managed to snag her fair share of the best lines when she was awake, that is. Luckily for Friday, she has an awkward-social-situation ejector button. ‘I need you to do that thing where you crawl along the floor sniffing things, then stand up and patronise everyone for five minutes before revealing who did it.’ That doesn’t mean there’s no time for playing dress up and dancing. Friday thinks the polar bear was framed.įriday is also busy solving the case of the missing clothes and the case of the missing artwork. He was knocked unconscious by a polar bear and no one will believe him. See, Binky was on guard duty and it appeared he fell asleep on the job but he wasn’t actually asleep. What mystery does this involve? Dereliction of duty. The only problem is, he might be getting kicked out of the army and if that happens, it’s goodbye Ingrid.

His girlfriend is a princess and the only way to make her father semi okay with their relationship was for Binky to sign up to serve two years in the Norwegian army. ‘Not if you’re being chased by a bear or a chainsaw-wielding psychopath.’ Melanie’s brother, Binky, is in Norway. ‘There’s nothing wrong with running away,’ said Melanie. Besides, they’re a good cover story for running away.

It’s a big decision but first Friday needs to solve some mysteries. We catch up with Friday Barnes exactly where we left her at the end of No Escape, pondering a job offer that would allow her to work alongside Ian, her “super-hot, brilliant, emotionally unstable boyfriend”. Yes, she did get on a train to Norway without telling anyone where she was going but she had to help Binky.

Friday barnes 10 undercover the bestselling detective series