Josh Lacey

Josh Lacey (born 1968 in London), who sometimes uses the pseudonym Joshua Doder, is a British writer. He has written several children’s books and one book for adults, God is Brazilian, a biography of Charles Miller, the man who introduced football to Brazil.^[1]

Personal life

Josh Lacey, who was born in London, is the eldest son of the architect Nicholas Lacey and his former wife Nicola Beauman.^[2] He has a sister, the events organiser Olivia Lacey,^[3] and a brother, the conductor William Lacey.^[4]

Bibliography

For children

Mistifz

• The One That Got Away (2009)
• Two Tigers on a String (2009)
• Three Diamonds and a Donkey (2010)

Bug Club

• The Mystery of the Poisoned Pudding (2011)
• The Mystery of the Missing Finger (2011)

Tom Trelawney

• The Island Of Thieves (2011)
• The Sultan's Tigers (2013)

Dragonsitter

• The Dragonsitter (2012)
• The Dragonsitter Takes Off (2013)
• The Dragonsitter's Castle (2013)
• The Dragonsitter's Island (2014)
• The Dragonsitter's Party (2015)
• The Dragonsitter to the Rescue (2016)
• The Dragonsitter: Trick or Treat? (2016)

Hope Jones

• Hope Jones Saves the World (2020)
• Hope Jones Will Not Eat Meat (2021)

Others

• Bearkeeper (2008)
• The Robbers (2009)
• The Pet Potato, illustrated by Momoko Abe (2022)

Grk

Written under the pseudonym Joshua Doder

• A Dog Called Grk (2005)
• Grk and the Pelotti Gang (2006)
• Grk and the Hot Dog Trail (2006)
• Grk: Operation Tortoise (2007)
• Grk Smells a Rat (2008)
• Grk Takes Revenge (2009)
• Grk Down Under (2010)
• Grk and the Phoney Macaroni (2012)

For adults

• God is Brazilian: Charles Miller, the Man Who Brought Football to Brazil (The History Press, 2005)