Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett by Colin Bateman

Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett by Colin Bateman

Someone has stolen Saint Oliver Plunkett's head. It should be safe in Drogheda Cathedral, emanating its healing powers and generally looking rather scary. With the help of the boy who blames himself for the theft, Eddie and his gang get on the case. But it's not long before the other gangs are involved, including Captain Black and the Reservoir Pups...

Bateman's dry sense of humour makes this a very readable choice for the nine-plus * Newbury Weeekly News *
Raw, edgy, unstoppably energetic and very, very funnyOlder boys in particular will love this outrageous adventure. * Bookfest 2004 *
Cinematic action, droll narration, and imaginative plotting guarantee wide and varied readerly appeal * Centre for Children's Books *
Thriller plot turns and pacing will keep these pages turning * Publishers weekly *

Colin Bateman was a journalist in Northern Ireland before becoming a full-time writer. His first novel, DIVORCING JACK, won the Betty Trask Prize, and all his novels have been critically acclaimed. He wrote the screenplays for the feature films of DIVORCING JACK, CROSSMAHEART and WILD ABOUT HARRY. He lives in Ireland with his family.

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ISBN 13	9780340877814
ISBN 10	0340877812
Title	Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett
Author	Colin Bateman
Series	Reservoir Pups
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hachette Children's Group
Year published	2004-05-13
Number of pages	320
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