Subtitle: Billie B Brown's Secret Mystery Club #1
By: Sally Rippin
Illustrated by: Aki Fukuoka
Published by: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Published: 30 Jun 2026
ISBN: 9781761216404

Description

Billie B Brown and her friends have started a new Secret Mystery Club – but can they follow the clues to solve their first case? Find out in Spooky House, the exciting new graphic novel starring Billie B Brown, for fans of The Baby-sitters Club and Paws!


There’s nothing Billie loves more than a good adventure with her best friends! So she starts the Secret Mystery Club, and they take on their very first case: who lives in the spooky house at the end of the street?


But when Billie discovers that a witch lives there, her friends don’t believe her. Can she convince them she’s telling the truth while keeping the club together?


Filled with friendship, fun and neighbourhood adventures, this graphic novel reimagining of the beloved and bestselling Billie B Mysteries series will surprise and delight readers aged 7+. Adapted by original creators Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin and illustrator Aki Fukuoka, Billie B Brown’s Secret Mystery Club is bold, brilliant and better than ever!


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Review

Billie B Brown and her best friend Jack decide to start their own secret mystery club, and Billie knows just what mystery they should solve first!


Billie has accidentally kicked her soccer ball into the spooky house with the overgrown garden at the end of the street, but who lives in the house?


Can Billie and her friends work out who lives there and get her ball back, or will it all be too hard and scary to solve?


This is the first graphic novel adaptation of the Billie B Brown Mysteries and younger readers will love it. Filled with friendship, fun and a mystery to solve, this is a wonderful way to start exploring graphic novels. Best suited to those aged 7 and up.


Reviewed Michelle