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Hello, I’m Jo Clarke, author of the middle-grade, detective series The Travelling School Mysteries set in a school that travels the world. The first book in the series is Libby and the Parisian Puzzle and the second book in the series is Libby and the Highland Heist. In the third book of the series, Libby heads off to New York in Libby and the Manhattan Mystery.

Libby and the Parisian Puzzle – Jo Clarke, illustrated by Becka Moor

Mystery-lover Libby is excited but nervous when she’s sent to live with her aunt, while her mother is working abroad. Her Aunt Agatha is the headmistress of an extraordinary travelling school that moves from country to country.


Libby joins the school in Paris, where she is just starting to find her feet, when Agatha is
arrested, accused of a daring jewel robbery. Can Libby and her new best friend Connie find the real thief and save her aunt?

Libby and the Parisian Puzzle is available to buy now on the link below or via your local bookshop.

Libby and the HIghland Heist – Jo Clarke, illustrated by Becka Moor

After a tumultuous term in Paris, Libby and Connie are looking forward to a quiet holiday at Connie’s family home. But before long they find themselves caught up in another mystery, this time set against the dramatic backdrop of the Highlands and Edinburgh.

Expect snowy Highland mansions, the beauties of Edinburgh, forged paintings, secret passageways and the best of friendships.

Libby and the Highland Heist is available to buy now on the link below or via your local bookshop.

Libby and the Manhattan Mystery – Jo Clarke, illustrated by Becka Moor.

The travelling school arrives in New York, and Libby and her friends find themselves organising a charity auction alongside Hollywood star Eloise Fitzwilliam.

But something isn’t right. Why is Eloise’s friend Count Alvarez acting so strangely and can a face from the past really have followed the school all the way to New York?

Libby and the Manhattan Mystery is available to buy now on the link below or via your local bookshop.