No pidas sardina fuera de temporada

Synopsis of No pidas sardina fuera de temporada

«No pidas sardina fuera de temporada» is the young adult mystery novel by Andreu Martín and Jaume Ribera (Círculo de Lectores, paperback, 179 pages).

Young Barcelona native Juan Anguera, known as Flanagan, runs a detective agency with his sister Pili. María Gual hires him to investigate a student who passes every exam without studying; what seemed like a simple case gets complicated when blackmail appears and Flanagan ends up involved in a far more dangerous affair.

First installment in the Flanagan series. Winner of the 1989 National Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Original title: No demanis llobarro fora de temporada.

For young readers and for adults who grew up with the Flanagan series: school mystery and detectives in Barcelona.