After School Detective Club: The Case of the Dastardly Dognappers

About Mark DawsonBen Mantle

Mark Dawson was born in Lowestoft, UK, and has worked as a DJ, ice cream door seller, factory hand and club promoter. He eventually trained as a lawyer and worked for ten years in London. He is the bestselling author of adult thrillers, such as the John Milton, Beatrix Rose and Isabella Rose series, and has sold more than 3 million books. He lives in Wiltshire with his wife and two children. Ben Mantle is the illustrator of Shane Hegarty's Boot, shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award. His picture book The Best Birthday Present Ever won the Dundee Picture Book Award and he has illustrated a number of iconic fiction covers such as Piers Torday's The Lost Magician and Jenny McLachlan's The Land of Roar. Ben studied Animation at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design before working as an animator. Since 2008, Ben has been working as a children's book illustrator and also produces screen prints and digital artwork to exhibit. Ben lives in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.