David and his family are on holiday in Paris. Mum and dad have their anniversary, and mum wanted everyone to come, as so many scary things have happened to the family lately. Because nothing bad can happen in Paris, right?

David notices some clowns having a “show” outside the museums of the city. He thinks there is something strange about them, and this is because, inevitably, they are not clown, but in fact proper crooks. After a while, the crooks realise they have been found out, and things get serious for David – real serious.

Fortunately, David is lucky, not to mention clever, and again he manages to wiggle out of the claws of the crooks. The only bad thing is, the crooks are pretty clever too, and the main crook of all – Stig Svartvik – is on the loose again.

The 8th book in the Art Detectives series.

Illustrated by Trond Bredesen