"This thoughtful portrayal sits alongside a genuinely adventurous plot, making Freddie Jones: The Mystery of the Troublesome Trees an excellent choice for readers aged 8 and over. With the promise of more books in the series, the further adventures of Freddie Jones will be eagerly anticipated."
- Books+Publishing
- Books+Publishing
"Highly recommended. ‘Troublesome trees’ make for a fantasy-based mystery, sure to draw in young readers, but there is also plenty of factual information about cassowaries and the Daintree rainforest to inform those curious about the natural world."
- ReadPlus
"This is a lovely family-based adventure series with themes of ecotourism, family, neurodiversity, farming, cassowaries and solving mysteries. It presents many obstacles along the way and is ideal for developing readers aged from 8 to 11 years. This will become an ongoing series that I am sure readers will want to follow."
- Lamont Books
- Lamont Books
Meet Freddie Jones in a new series full of adventure and mystery from award-winning author Kate Foster
Freddie, along with his trusty assistance dog Hobnob and Grandma Lilly, is off to join his parents at a luxury resort for his first ever holiday. He can’t wait to see the rainforest and its incredible and dangerous inhabitants like cassowaries and crocodiles.
But it turns out there’s more to explore – and in store – than Freddie ever imagined. The ecosystem is not behaving as it should, and noises, lights and sounds are popping up all around the resort, leaving behind a trail of mysterious and unexpected trees. Who, or what, is behind it?
Can Freddie, Hobnob and Grandma Lilly solve the mystery, or will it be too late?
Freddie, along with his trusty assistance dog Hobnob and Grandma Lilly, is off to join his parents at a luxury resort for his first ever holiday. He can’t wait to see the rainforest and its incredible and dangerous inhabitants like cassowaries and crocodiles.
But it turns out there’s more to explore – and in store – than Freddie ever imagined. The ecosystem is not behaving as it should, and noises, lights and sounds are popping up all around the resort, leaving behind a trail of mysterious and unexpected trees. Who, or what, is behind it?
Can Freddie, Hobnob and Grandma Lilly solve the mystery, or will it be too late?
Fly to England, become friends with a ghost, and catch a thief with Freddie Jones in the second book of the new mystery series by Kate Foster
Freddie, Hobnob and Grandma Lilly are setting off to England, where Freddie's parents have been hired to investigate a series of thefts at the luxurious Langbourne Hotel. Freddie's excited for his first trip to the other side of the world, but Grandma Lilly doesn't seem her usual self.
When Freddie overhears someone making threats in the garden - and sees a girl that he's pretty sure is a ghost! - he decides to open a new case for FGH Detectives. Freddie hopes that solving the Case of the Ghostly Garden will pull Grandma Lilly out of her slump ... and maybe even help his parents catch the hotel thief, too!
Freddie, Hobnob and Grandma Lilly are setting off to England, where Freddie's parents have been hired to investigate a series of thefts at the luxurious Langbourne Hotel. Freddie's excited for his first trip to the other side of the world, but Grandma Lilly doesn't seem her usual self.
When Freddie overhears someone making threats in the garden - and sees a girl that he's pretty sure is a ghost! - he decides to open a new case for FGH Detectives. Freddie hopes that solving the Case of the Ghostly Garden will pull Grandma Lilly out of her slump ... and maybe even help his parents catch the hotel thief, too!
Coming September 1st, 2026
Join Freddie Jones on an adventure to Spain in the third book in the new mystery series by award-winning author Kate Foster
Freddie’s third adventure is unlike anything he’s done before – a family reunion in Andalusia, Spain, to celebrate his great-grandma Alba’s 100th birthday. Freddie is glad to have Hobnob and Grandma Lilly with him, because being around so many unfamiliar people makes Freddie’s worries multiply. It doesn’t help that Dad’s family has a ‘complicated’ history that Freddie doesn’t understand.
But the beautiful countryside of Andalusia is a good distraction – and so are the cryptic creatures! There have been sightings of a wolf long thought to be extinct, disappearing snakes are terrorising hotel guests, and strange beetle worms are appearing on olive trees. Freddie, Hobnob and Grandma Lilly have a new case to solve …
Freddie’s third adventure is unlike anything he’s done before – a family reunion in Andalusia, Spain, to celebrate his great-grandma Alba’s 100th birthday. Freddie is glad to have Hobnob and Grandma Lilly with him, because being around so many unfamiliar people makes Freddie’s worries multiply. It doesn’t help that Dad’s family has a ‘complicated’ history that Freddie doesn’t understand.
But the beautiful countryside of Andalusia is a good distraction – and so are the cryptic creatures! There have been sightings of a wolf long thought to be extinct, disappearing snakes are terrorising hotel guests, and strange beetle worms are appearing on olive trees. Freddie, Hobnob and Grandma Lilly have a new case to solve …