The Alien Detective Agency series of reading books, featuring Jack Swift and Wanda Darkstar, are for children and young adults aged 8 to 14 and over who are struggling to read. Each book has been carefully written for those with a reading age of approximately 7 to 8, but are packed full of adventure and brilliant illustrations to really grab the reader interest.

Jack doesn't like creepy-crawlies so he isn't happy when Wanda tells him that the Spider Queen from Araknid 5 is planning to hatch a swarm of spiders to take over the Earth. Luckily, Jack has a plan - but will it work?