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title: "Year 6: English - Crime and Detective Novels"
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-03-25-year-6-english-crime-and-detective-novels"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
---

# Year 6: English - Crime and Detective Novels

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Collage_2026-03-24_11_34_51.jpg)   25 March 2026

This week in English, Year 6 have been putting their plans into action and have started writing their own detective story. The creativity, character development and plot twists are amazing to read!

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