A fast-paced historicalmystery adventure for readers aged 9+, with gorgeous Edwardian period detail.Perfect for fans of Chris Riddell's Goth Girl series, Enid Blyton and Robin Stevens's Murder Most Unladylike series. When a priceless painting is stolen, our dauntless heroines Sophie and Lil find themselves faced with forgery, trickery and deceit on all sides! Be amazed as the brave duo pit their wits against this perilous puzzle! Marvel at their cunning plan to unmask the villain and prove themselves detectives to be reckoned with no matter what dangers lie ahead Its their most perilous adventure yet! ****** Praise for The Mystery of 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 Mystery of the Painted Dragon is the third book in the Sinclair Mysteries quartet. The other two books are the bestsellingThe Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow andThe Mystery of the Jewelled Moth. 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 9-12 years.

There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published in 2017 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.