The Manduca Case (Irvin Vella, Virtual Investigator Book 1‪)‬

A detective novel for children 9 to 99, full of adventure and mystery.

Young Irvin Vella is an aspiring Private Investigator, looking for odd cases to solve and hone his detecting skills. In this fast-paced first novel in the series, Irvin is asked to help two rich old ladies who are in trouble. The old mansion where they live is haunted and they have been threatened by a ghost. With the help of his twin 11 year old cousins, Irvin attempts to unravel the mystery of Villa Manduca. But it will not be easy, as he has a full panel of suspects to check out.

Originally written in Maltese, The Manduca Case won the Malta National Book Prize award in 2016.