Butterfly Grave by Anne Cassidy (Bloomsbury; €8.30) is the third volume in The Murder Notebooks series, and sees Rose and her step-brother Joshua continue the hunt to find their missing parents.

My Dad by Steve Smallman, illustrated by Sean Julian (Little Tiger; €13.03 HB) is narrated in fun rhyming couplets by a small bear who lists the wonderful things that other fathers can do — cooking, reading a book, putting up a tent — all of which defeat his dad.

Ulster’s ambition to win a third consecutive Women’s Interprovincial golf title this week at Cork Golf Club has been dealt a blow with the withdrawal of two of their more experienced players.

THE Truth About Leo by David Yelland. (Penguin; €8.80). David Rake has lost his parents. But two positives happen: a girl called Flora stands up for him in class against the unpopular Mr Manders, and the prime minister replies to David’s email inviting him to open the new library.