The Magpie Riddle

Lisa Thompson is a children’s novelist born in Essex, UK. Her debut novel, The Goldfish Boy, was published in the UK and North America in 2017 and went on to become a bestseller. The Goldfish Boy was nominated for numerous awards including the Carnegie Medal, The Branford Boase Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and was given a starred review by Kirkus Reviews. Thompson has gone on to write more bestselling novels, including two more featuring the Goldfish Boy characters (The Magpie Riddle and The Skeleton Puzzle) as well as The Light Jar, The Day I Was Erased and The Boy Who Fooled The World. A novella, Owen and the Soldier, was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards.

Harrie Dobby is a very experienced London-based stage and musical performer, whose recent credits include The Sunken Garden for the English National Opera and Congreve’s The Way of The World. As a voice artist, Harrie has narrated podcasts, audiobooks and eLearning materials.