Ben Street

When the students of a famous Performing Arts School left for their outing to Stonehenge one morning in 1946, they had no idea they would witness the crash of a meteorite. Nor did they know that one of the pupils would be murdered as a result. The meteorite had brought with it the last of a species of giant 'Scarigus' flies. Ben Street, a talented twelve year old singer and dancer, arrives at the same school about sixty years later and the ghost of the murdered pupil tries to make desperate contact with him. Ben mysterously starts acquiring supernatural powers and knows he must find out why. Hilarious supernatural situations in class and in school show rehearsals are the result! Then it becomes serious as Ben is embroiled in a quest to expose the secret murderer, by fighting against the forces of a ghostly and evil protector monster. He is helped with the investigation by his friends Laura and Hittendra in a tense search for justice. But can Ben expose what no grown up has done for over sixty years? Ben must formulate a plan to out the murderer. Fail and be kicked out of school, or succeed and be a hero. That's the only choice. Meanwhile, Ben joins a team to fight for glory in the school stage show competition performed in front of top talent spotters. He has troublesome pupil Tom Cortazzi as his mentor, who competes with Ben to maintain his rising star status in the school. Suspicions fall upon several characters and a mystery talent spotter who vanishes at the end of the stage show. The scene is left set for book two.