Mickey Sharp may be only fourteen but he's got an office (all right, a shed), a chair (all right, a box), and a powerful vehicle (all right, a dodgy bike). All he needs now is a case. Enter Madeleine Stone. She's at least fifteen and she moves like she knows it. Mickey would be prepared to listen to her all day. Madeleine suspects her brother is being bullied at school and she wants Mickey to sort it out.
Dominic Barker was born in Southport in 1966. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in English and then spent two years as part of a comedy double act before deciding to become a teacher. He currently lives in Barcelona.