A fast-paced historicalmystery adventure for readers aged 9+, with gorgeous Edwardian period detail. Perfect for fans of Chris Riddell, Enid Blyton and Robin Stevens. The follow up to Katherine Woodfine's bestselling debut novel,The Clockwork Sparrow. THE HONOUR OF YOUR COMPANY IS REQUESTED AT LORD BEAUCASTLES FANCY DRESS BALL. Wonder at the puzzling disappearance of the Jewelled Moth! Marvel as our heroines, Sophie and Lil, don cunning disguises, mingle in high society and munch many cucumber sandwiches to solve this curious case!Applaud their bravery as they follow a trail of terrible secrets that leads straight to Londons most dangerous criminal mastermind, and could put their own lives at risk It will be the most thrilling event of the season! *** Cover and interior illustrations byJlia Sard. Praise for The Clockwork Sparrow: 'A wonderful book, with a glorious heroine and a true sprit of adventure KatherineRundell,authorofRooftoppers A real page-turner, it has murders, spies and gangs of thieves. Thrilling! Indiana, aged 10,LoveReadingforKidsreviewer 'Dastardliness on a big scale is uncovered in this well-plotted, evocative novel' Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times 'It's a dashing plot, an atmospheric setting and an extensive and imaginative cast. Katherine Woodfine handles it all with aplomb' Julia Eccleshare,Guardian 'An incredible read full of mystery, wonder and adventureThis is now one of my top ten.' Celeste, age 13, LoveReading4Kids reviewer The first book in the Sinclair's Mystery series,The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2016. Katherine Woodfine is a true champion of childrens literature. Until 2015 she was Arts Project Manager for Booktrust, where she project-managed the Children's Laureateship and YALC, the UKs first Young Adult Literature Convention, curated by Malorie Blackman. She is part of the founding team at Down the Rabbit Hole, a monthly show for Resonance FM discussing childrens literature. Katherine blogs at followtheyellow.co.uk. She lives in London.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Sinclairs Mysteries .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Katherine Woodfine is the author of the bestselling Sinclair's Mysteries and Taylor & Rose Secret Agents series. Her debut novel The Clockwork Sparrow was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, longlisted for the Branford Boase Award, and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal.