Who hasn’t dreamed of investigating the mysteries hidden in their favorite books? 🔍
With Pierre Bayard – Private DéteXtive, Clémentine Beauvais launches an inventive five-part series that invites readers aged 12 and up to dive into thrilling investigations at the heart of four major works of children’s literature. A clever and entertaining concept that blends literary analysis, detective games, and fast-paced adventure.
The first volume, L'Affaire Petit Prince, explores the secrets behind Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved masterpiece.
Summary: Banned from investigating for several years, Pierre Bayard, the famous DéteXtive, is wasting away in boredom alongside his associate, Édith. Until one day, a mystery quite literally knocks at his door. He then sets off with Minuit-Pile, his brilliant 12-year-old neighbor, a passionate reader and genius inventor, and Bas-de-Casse, his bold and clever best friend who never goes anywhere without her skateboard. Together, they launch into a high-speed investigation at the heart of one of the most widely read texts of all time: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
💡 A series at the crossroads of mystery, literary play, and analysis, designed to sharpen critical thinking while paying tribute to childhood classics.
📘 Teen-to-adult fiction – 272 pages – Volume 1 of 5 – Release date: April 2, 2025.
Clémentine Beauvais was born in France and lives in the UK, where she teaches education sciences at the University of York. She is the author of around twenty books, including Les Petites Reines, a major success (over 100,000 copies sold), translated into numerous languages, adapted for the stage, named Best Novel by Lire magazine, and winner of the Prix Sorcières and the Prix Libr’à’nous. Her success continued with Songe à la douceur (In Paris With You, over 75,000 copies sold), translated into English, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian… followed by Brexit Romance. In August 2020, she published Âge tendre, and in 2022, Les Facétieuses.
