'No clue about why the Queen vanished had ever been found. Until now...'

The day Charlie discovers a scrap of paper that could solve the dark mystery of her mother's disappearance, her world changes. Forever.
Charlie and her friend, Toby, must race against time on a dangerous mission to uncover the sinister truth. But in this shadowy world of secrets and lies, there is more to fear than they can possibly imagine...

This book was recognised by the North East Book Awards.

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 336 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Hachette Children's Group .

Ellen Renner grew up in the Ozark hills of southern Missouri and ran away to England as soon as possible. She trained as a painter before turning her artistic hand to creative writing.