a text message to the present police officer informing him of the lines they would use. The police officer puts two and two together and exposes the girls as liars, and Herod Sharkey is found innocent, saving him from expulsion. April, being caught, attempts to escape in her father's car but promptly crashes into the police cruiser. However, Fletcher is informed (by text from the officer) that this still does not solve the mysteries that included his assault so he meets a secret informant, and in exchange for the password of the police account he hacked earlier in the story, receives the information that he desires. He finds that the link between the crimes ended up being the upcoming talent show at his school and it turns out that the victims each had a part in the show in some way. After trying to protect May from becoming involved with the criminal Fletcher at last finds the answer he had been looking for all along. All the victims of these crimes had been ranked higher than May in the talent show. So, Red suggests that May was behind all this. However, on stage, Fletcher proves that it was May's father, Gregor Devereux who was the culprit. In the epilogue, Red and Fletcher decide to form a detective group. Red suggests "Moon Investigations" while Fletcher replies by saying "You're half right", referencing his nickname and the title of the book. Critical reception Newsround called the book "really exciting" and said "Once you've read page one you'll be hooked to Eoin Colfer's Books". Sequel In an interview on 27 September 2007, Colfer admitted he had a rough idea for a second Half Moon book in which Moon goes undercover with a group of goths and listens to Kate Bush and Metallica. He said would find it interesting to expand on the history of Hazel - Moon's sister. Television adaptation In 2008, BBC announced a series called Half Moon Investigations to replace Grange Hill. A single 13 episode series later aired. References External links 2006 Irish novels Novels by Eoin Colfer Irish mystery novels Children's mystery novels Irish children's novels 2006 children's books Fictional amateur detectives Fictional private investigators