The Lost Island
Laura Powell
Illustrated by Sarah Gibb
Ages 9 to 11
Paperback
08 February 2018Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Synopsis
After saving the Grand Duchy of Elffinberg from the jaws of a dragon in The Last Duchess, Pattern has been recruited by The Silver Service Agency to help solve supernatural mysteries. Pattern is dispatched undercover to the Island of Cull as a housemaid to the mysterious Lady Hawk, to investigate the disappearance of a young man called Henry.
She quickly...
Details
08 February 2018304 pages
9781509808922Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Reviews
Sarah Gibb’s intricate black and white silhouette illustrations add visual charm to the action and Powell’s references to The Complete Servant by Samuel and Sarah Adams, an 1825 guide to ‘the Peculiar Duties and Business of All Descriptions of Servants,’ bring authenticity and extra polish to this new Silver Service Mystery.Lancashire Evening Post
Superbly descriptive and with a varied cast of characters, readers will be drawn into this mysteryParents in Touch
