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Katherine Woodfine

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The United Kingdom

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Children's, Historical Fiction, Mystery

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Katherine Woodfine is the author of more than 15 books for children, including the Sinclair’s Mysteries and Taylor & Rose Secret Agents series. Her first published novel, The Clockwork Sparrow, was a Sunday Times bestseller and was nominated for numerous awards. A champion of children’s literature, she has previously worked on projects including the Children’s Laureate, YALC (the UK’s first young adult literature convention) and children’s books podcast Down the Rabbit Hole. She now combines writing with reviewing children’s books. She lives in Lancashire, UK in an old house near a castle, with her family and two black cats. Find out more at katherinewoodfine.co.uk

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	The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #1) 3.99 avg rating — 6,434 ratings — published 2015 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #2) 4.23 avg rating — 2,758 ratings — published 2016 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Painted Dragon (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #3) 4.27 avg rating — 2,062 ratings — published 2017 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Midnight Peacock (The Sinclair's mysteries #4) 4.36 avg rating — 1,802 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peril in Paris (Taylor & Rose Secret Agents, #1) by Katherine Woodfine (Goodreads Author), Karl James Mountford (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 1,343 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spies in St. Petersburg (Taylor and Rose Secret Agents, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 830 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Villains in Venice (Taylor and Rose Secret Agents, #3) by Katherine Woodfine (Goodreads Author), Karl James Mountford (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 652 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mystery & Mayhem: Twelve Deliciously Intriguing Mysteries by Katherine Woodfine (Goodreads Author), Clémentine Beauvais, Elen Caldecott (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 612 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightfall in New York (Taylor & Rose Secret Agents, #4) by Katherine Woodfine (Goodreads Author), Karl James Mountford (Illustrator) 4.43 avg rating — 517 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Katherine Woodfine (Goodreads Author) (Adapter), Jane Austen, Églantine Ceulemans (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 514 ratings — published 2019 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Katherine Woodfine

The Sinclair’s Mysteries (4 books)
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Katherine Woodfine (Goodreads Author)

4.13 avg rating — 13,053 ratings

Taylor & Rose, Secret Agents (4 books)
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Katherine Woodfine voted for The Otherwhere Post as Readers' Favorite Young Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi in the Opening Round of the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
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Katherine Woodfine answered A Goodreads user's question: Hi! I love your books! I really want to start reading the next series after “The Sinclair’s Mysteries” and I wanted to ask if Billy and Joe make appearances in those as well? I love the friendship between the four of them! Hello, I'm so pleased to hear you're enjoying them! Yes, Billy and Joe also appear in the Taylor & Rose Secret Agents books, as do lots of the other characters from the Sinclair's Mysteries.
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“This - being a detective, I mean - it's all I've got. - Sophie”
― Katherine Woodfine, The Mystery of the Painted Dragon

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“The two of you make rather a resourceful pair, you know... I know intelligence and courage when I see it... If you ever find yourselves tired of Sinclair's, come and find me. I think there could be quite a different sort of career out there for a couple of young ladies like you. - Detective McDermott, to Sophie and Lil”
― Katherine Woodfine, The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow

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“Do you remember how I went undercover in the Marble Court Restaurant, when we were trying to find out about Sergeant Gregson and the Baron?' - Lil
'I wouldn't exactly call that undercover.' - Billy”
― Katherine Woodfine, The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth

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