A stolen phone and an unruly dog; a buried lunchbox and an antique children's book. Unlikely young detectives Lori and Max must dig through layers of lies to solve two mysteries.
Catherine O'Flynn's first adult novel What Was Lost won the Costa First Book Award, the Newcomer award at the Nibbies, was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and long-listed for the Orange and Booker prizes. Lori and Max was her first book for children and is longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2020 and longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award. Catherine O'Flynn lives in Birmingham.
