by Christine Nöstlinger · Santillana Educación, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420448794
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«Olfato de detective» is the children's mystery novel by Christine Nöstlinger, published by Santillana Educación in paperback (168 pages, in Spanish).
Yago, an eleven-year-old boy, writes a diary about his daily life. Yago is a neighbor and friend of the daughters of the Zwoch family, who are going through financial difficulties. A letter tells them that a distant aunt has left them a dilapidated house, and Yago believes the old woman hid a large sum of money there.
Collection 'Próxima parada Alfaguara'. Translation by Rosa Pilar Blanco; cover illustration by Ana Juan. Originally published in German as «Spürnase Jakob-Nachbarkind» (1992).
Aimed at young readers aged 12 and up, especially those who enjoy mystery and stories featuring children.
Christine Nöstlinger was an Austrian writer best known for children's books. She received one of two inaugural Astrid Lindgren Memorial Awards from the Swedish Arts Council in 2003, the biggest prize in children's literature, for her career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense." She received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for "lasting contribution to children's literature" in 1984 and was one of three people through 2012 to win both of these major international awards.
