The Crims

The Addams Family meets Despicable Me in the first book of this new trilogy, perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Pseudonymous Bosch!

The Crim family is full of notorious criminals. Notoriously inept, that is. Uncle Knuckles once tried to steal a carnival. Great-Uncle Bernard held himself hostage by accident. Aunt Drusilla died slipping on a banana peel. But Imogen is different. She was born with a skill for scandal. A knack for the nefarious. A mastery of misdemeanors.

Despite her natural talent for all things unlawful, Imogen got out of the family business years ago. But when the rest of the Crims are accused of pulling off a major heist—which seems doubtful, to say the least—Imogen is forced to step in to clear their names. Because only a truly skilled criminal can prove the bumbling family’s innocence….

• Quirky Characters: Meet a family of crooks so bad at crime, their rap sheet includes accidentally holding themselves hostage and trying to steal an entire carnival.
• Reluctant Hero: Imogen Crim has a natural talent for being bad. But she’ll have to use her skills for good to clear her family’s name.
• Middle Grade Mystery: Who really pulled off the impossible heist the Crims are blamed for? Imogen is on the case to find the real culprit and prove her bumbling family’s innocence.
• Boarding School Story: For Imogen, proving her family’s innocence isn’t just about justice—it’s her only ticket back to the posh, law-abiding life she’s trying to build for herself at school.