The Case of the Disappearing Double
Published on 20. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-78849-646-9 (ISBN)
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Dublin, 1912.
The long summer stretches out before twins Tim and Deirdre. Their friend Joe is over a hundred miles away in Limerick ... but when Deirdre spots a boy who looks exactly like him on a Dublin beach, the twins realise they have a puzzle on their hands!
As they begin to uncover the facts about Joe's double, they realise there's a big family secret to be revealed.
Can the friends solve their biggest mystery so far?
The long summer stretches out before twins Tim and Deirdre. Their friend Joe is over a hundred miles away in Limerick ... but when Deirdre spots a boy who looks exactly like him on a Dublin beach, the twins realise they have a puzzle on their hands!
As they begin to uncover the facts about Joe's double, they realise there's a big family secret to be revealed.
Can the friends solve their biggest mystery so far?
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BRIAN GALLAGHER was born in Dublin. He is a full-time writer whose plays and short stories have been produced in Ireland, Britain and Canada. He has worked extensively in radio and television, writing many dramas and documentaries.
Brian is the author of four adult novels, and his other books of historical fiction for young readers are One Good Turn and Friend or Foe - both set in Dublin in 1916; Stormclouds, which takes place in Northern Ireland during the turbulent summer of 1969; Secrets and Shadows, a spy novel that begins with the North Strand bombings during the Second World War; Taking Sides, about the Irish Civil War; Across the Divide, set during the 1913 Lockout, Arrivals, a time-slip novel set between modern and early-twentieth-century Ontario, and Pawns, set during Ireland's War of Independence. Brian lives with his family in Dublin. His latest book, Spies, is a sequel to Pawns.
Find out more about Brian's books at briangallagherwriter.com
Brian is the author of four adult novels, and his other books of historical fiction for young readers are One Good Turn and Friend or Foe - both set in Dublin in 1916; Stormclouds, which takes place in Northern Ireland during the turbulent summer of 1969; Secrets and Shadows, a spy novel that begins with the North Strand bombings during the Second World War; Taking Sides, about the Irish Civil War; Across the Divide, set during the 1913 Lockout, Arrivals, a time-slip novel set between modern and early-twentieth-century Ontario, and Pawns, set during Ireland's War of Independence. Brian lives with his family in Dublin. His latest book, Spies, is a sequel to Pawns.
Find out more about Brian's books at briangallagherwriter.com