The Magicians' and Enchanters' Convention is taking place and magicians, wizards and enchanters from all over the Hidden and Obvious Worlds have flocked to Owlchurch. But when the valuable golden prizes donated by the Klint-king are stolen, Thomas and his friends start to investigate. The mysterious Brock Blackbeard is high on their list of suspects, but when they're kidnapped by a gang of ruthless thieves it appears that they've stumbled upon a much more elaborate and scary plot ...

This is volume 3 in Thomas Trew .

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Hachette Children's Group .

Sophie Masson was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to French parents. She has spent most of her life going back and forth between Australia and France. Author of 28 novels for adults, teenagers and children, she has been published in Australia, the US and Italy as well as the UK. Shortlisted for many awards, she has written for stage and radio as well as for newspapers, magazines and literary journals. Still fluently bilingual, she frequently returns to France to visit family. She lives in New South Wales, Australia, with her husband and three children.