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‘Missing Roald Dahl? Need a book where bad kids are just bad and they get their comeuppance? This is the book for you.’ – Read and Reviewed
Absurdly enjoyable dark adventure about a boy's mission to stop his evil sisters terrorising the town
Indigo McCloud’s sister Peaches is every adult's favourite child: pretty, golden-haired, polite and charming. But the children of Blunt know better: Peaches and her three sisters are a gang of bullies who will stop at nothing to get their way.
This is the story of Indigo’s battle to stop his sisters. Leaping across the rooftops of Blunt, he tries to keep one step ahead of their wicked schemes –but he has to tangle with 437 hungry geese, an avalanche of toilets, curry farts, bungling policemen, vicious eels, a pig in a witch's hat, a three legged spider with a toilet brush and a dangerous villain in odd socks …
"Hilarity and heart center this quirky story about a young hero quietly taking a stand." – Kirkus Reviews
"A raucous read with notably Roald Dahl–leaning social sensibilities.' – Publishers Weekly
"This novel is wacky, awesome, and terrifying." – School Library Journal
"An exciting and original debut." – Sara Keating, The Irish Times
"Writing a dystopian world that is laugh-out-loud funny is no mean feat, but to create such an environment for young readers is nothing short of extraordinary.’ – Children's Books Ireland
‘Missing Roald Dahl? Need a book where bad kids are just bad and they get their comeuppance? This is the book for you. John has written a fabulously funny, dark, clever novel.’ – Read and Reviewed
John Hearne worked as an economist before becoming a professional writer. He has ghostwritten a number of bestselling books but he can’t tell you what they are. He was shortlisted for the Hennessy New Irish Writing Awards. He lives in the West of Ireland with Marie and their four children. The Very Dangerous Sisters of Indigo McCloud is John's first book written under his own name.