Jack BC and the Dog of Death — Jill Marshall

Jack Bootle-Cadogan has grown up double-barrelled, driving to school in a Daimler, and waited upon by their ancient and mostly-mute butler, Bone. His one wish in life is just to be normal. But when his beloved Granny Dazzle dies and a couple of very strange strangers turn up at the funeral, he suspects life may never be normal again. Then he wakes up with the head of a dog. Nope. Normal's a long way off. And when he finds out what the canine head, the odd pair who seem to be stalking him, and the significance of his grandmother's belongings all add up to, Jack has a very unusual adventure ahead of him. From the best-selling author of the Jane Blonde series for girls comes an eery Egyptian tale peppered with fun, gory facts and mararuding mummies ...