Inspired by Huw's recommendation of a book for kids of all ages, I thought I'd tell you about a series of books that I've had my nose in during the past week...

I was in an every-book-is-only-£1 bookshop in Birmingham, when I spotted a series of Japanese Manga comic books entitled 'Case Closed'. They intrigued me, and so i bought a few.

And I'm glad I did! Once you get over the fact that the books are layed out in traditional Japanese style (i.e. you read from right to left - starting at the 'back' of the book) they're very addictive indeedy. Theft, kidnapping, murder are all in a day's work for 6 year old detective Conan Edogawa (who is in fact a teenager who was affected by an unknown poison and is trying to track down the men in black who poisoned him without letting them know that he's still alive in case they try to kill him again, which also means he has to cover-up the fact that he's brighter and solves more crimes than your average 6 year old - phew!).

OK, yeah, I know it all sounds rather weird... but aren't they always the best books?!