Bombay, 1950
The monsoon has started and as Bombay grapples with rain-induced chaos, a new case arrives at Malabar House. A man has been found frozen in the foothills of the Himalayas, near the town of Dehra Dun, his face crushed. The case is handed to the unflappable Inspector Persis Wadia and the man is christened 'The Ice Man' by the national media.
Who is he? How long has he been there? Why was he killed?
As Persis and Metropolitan Police criminalist Archie Blackfinch investigate the case, they uncover a trail left by the enigmatic Ice Man that leads directly into a decades-old conspiracy. Meanwhile, two new murders send ripples of fear through Bombay. Is there a serial killer on the loose?
ISBN 9781529341140
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Tagann gliondar ar chroíthe Amy agus Claire nuair a stopann an bháisteach. Anois is féidir leo dul amach chun spraoi. Ach ní heol dóibh a bhfuil rompu in imeacht an spraoi sin.
Tá áilleacht agus tuiscint agus bá leis an bpáiste i bhfocail Susan Edwards agus Ré Uí Laighléis anseo. Agus meallfar gach aon duine le draíocht agus dathúlacht agus ceardaíocht aoibhinn léaráidí Emily Colenso!
“Is seoid don pháiste é seo ón gcéad leathanach, idir scríobh agus léaráidí, idir dhearadh agus leagan amach… Ábhar do gach gaelscoil agus bunscoil Ghaeltachta sa tír é agus, go deimhin, do gach scoil náisiúnta a bhfuil an teagasc á dhéanamh trí Bhéarla inti chomh maith.”
Sinéad Nic Gearailt, Feasta
Buaiteoir ‘Leabhar na Bliana do Dhaoine Óga 2008’
Buaiteoir ‘Gradam Réics Carló 2008’
Gearrliosta ‘Gradam Bisto do Leabhar na Bliana 2009’
Cuirfidh An Phleist Mhór gliondar ar an uile pháiste. Seoid!
Winner of the ‘2008 Oireachtas Book of the Year
for Younger Readers’
Winner of the ‘2008 Réics Carló Literary Award’
Shortlisted for the ‘2009 Bisto Book of the Year Award’
Amy and Claire are filled with glee now that the rain has stopped. At last, they can go out to play. Yes, play! But little do they know just what lies ahead of them…
There is a simplicity and beauty in Susan Edwards’ and Ré Ó Laighléis’ words that show an understanding of and empathy with the child’s mind. And all who open An Phleist Mhór will be equally enthralled by the magic, colour and exquisite creativeness of Emily Colenso’s illustrations.
“ … the language of An Phleist Mhór is simple, alliterative and repetitive and the story can easily be interpreted through Emily Colenso’s bright and cheerful illustrations. The added advantage of 'An Phleist Mhór' is the audiobook that accompanies it, which narrates the story in standard, easily understood Irish.”
Ríona Nic Congáil, Inis, Spring 2009
“In its writing and illustration, its design and layout, this is a jewel for the young reader from the ver