The Maleficent Seven (From the World of Skulduggery Pleasant)

A one-off novel set in the world of Landy's bestselling series "Skulduggery Pleasant". Tanith Low recruits a gang of villains in order to track down and steal the 4 God-Killer level weapons that could hurt Darquesse when she emerges. A must for all "Skulduggery" fans. Ages: 9+

Derek Landy lives near Dublin. Before writing his children's story about a sharply-dressed skeleton detective, he wrote the screenplays for a zombie movie and a murderous horror film. "I think my career-guidance teacher is spinning in her grave," he says, "or she would be if she were dead."