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Biographical note
Rob Lloyd Jones never wanted to be a writer when he grew up. He wanted to be Indiana Jones. So he studied Egyptology and archaeology, and went on expeditions to strange places. But all he found were interesting stories. So he decided to write them down. Wild Boy is his first novel, although he's written around thirty other books for children, including historical non-fiction and adaptations of classics such as Jekyll and Hyde. He lives in London (SW2) with his wife and one-year-old son, who has big eyes like Wild Boy, but is not as hairy…A gripping murder mystery
Sunday Express
Dripping with atmosphere and gothic gore, Wild Boy will appeal to fans of Sherlock Holmes, gothic horror and all things murderous and mysterious.
- Julia Eccelshare, Lovereading4kids.co.uk
Freak shows, mysteries and intrigue, what's not to love? A brilliantly imagined historical adventure
TBK Magazine
Mixing mystery with action, adventure and history and the creepy backdrop of the fairground, this book will hook young readers from the first page
We Love This Book
A brilliant thrilling detective book with a great new twist. Excellently told, it grabs you from the start. A must read.
Writing.ie
A pleasingly pacy and atmospheric historical romp.
Booktrust
An engaging tale unlike anything else out there at the moment.
Serendipity Reviews
This was a great read and I want/need a sequel...Because I don't want to let Wild Boy go yet...
The Pewter Wolf
I loved the way the book finished and I will be buying the next Rob Lloyd Jones book in this series.
Moloney King
A fiendishly pacy mystery-adventure story
Lytham St Annes Express
A really enjoyable read
Overflowing Library
An epic debut start
Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books
It had me completely hooked from beginning to end and I loved every moment of it
BookZone4Boys
I started reading this book and it immediately felt like my heart had been stolen by Wild Boy
Fluttering Butterflies
I loved every minute
Big Book Little Book
A pacy, atmospheric and thrilling adventure
Metro
His eventful life will mesmerise boys in particular.
Times
There is plenty of excitement and scary moment in this atmospheric, though provoking full length novel for older, capable readers.
Primary Times
The story takes off like a rocket
The Times Book of the Week
good fun and jolly hair-raising.
The Times Book of the Week
An atmosphere=packed, pacy, mystery-adventure story for readers aged nine and older . . . this has appeal to fans of Sherlock Holmes, gothic horror and all things murderous and mysterious
Lytham St Annes Press
An exciting adventure mystery set in 1940s London . . . period details are used effectively o create a historically authentic atmosphere
Carousel
A delicious romp of a story where circus life is described in all its seedy, Victorian glory.
- Emma Carroll, The Guardian
Set in the Victorian underworld, this is a gripping mystery with Shades of Sherlock Holmes.
The Week Junior