Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize the Federation of Children's Book Groups Prize & longlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Medal Kim Slater's outstanding debut Smart is moving & compelling novel with a loveable character at its heart'I found Jean's friend dead in the river His name was Colin Kirk He was a homeless man but he still wanted to live' There's been a murder but the police don't care It was only a homeless old man after all Kieran cares He's made a promise & when you say something out loud that means you're going to do it for real He's going to find out what really happened To Colin & to his grandma who just stopped coming round one day It's a good job Kieran's a master of observation & knows all the detective tricks of the trade But being a detective is difficult when you're Kieran Woods When you're amazing at drawing but terrible at fitting in & when there are dangerous secrets everywhere not just outside but under your own roof