What 12-year-old, would-be detective hasn't wanted to solve a real crime? The trouble is the market town of Watlington in South Oxfordshire is a relatively peaceful place and there isn't much criminality to investigate. However events take a turn for the strange when a spate of thefts occur. This mini crime wave is precisely the thing to get Erasmus Septimus Knight all fired up. Take a trip down memory lane – or rather the Author does in this semi autobiographical piece of childhood detective work. A montage of 1973-78, Jennings and contemporary life: apologies to those who may recognise themselves and feel free to get in touch...