Magic shows and mysteries abound in this showstopping new standalone from a bestselling author who has sold close to a million copies of these middle-grade adventures!
' Utterly thrilling.' Abi Elphinstone
' Magical.' Katya Balen
' An absolute cracker.' Hilary McKay
' A page-turning, plot-twisting, mind-bending treat.' Piers Torday
' Bursting with excitement, action and heart.' Jasbinder Bilan
' Emma Carroll at her dazzling, storytelling best.' Phil Earle
The English seaside, 1920s.
A world famous escape artist . . .
A suitcase full of secrets . . .
And a death-defying stunt . . .
When Harry Houdini comes to visit the seaside town of Sidford-on-Sea, Glory and her friend Dennis are first in-line to see him. He is there to perform a daring trick: he will jump off the town pier in chains, pitching himself into the water below. But when Glory outsmarts the infamous Houdini, she is suddenly sucked into his world, and finds herself tasked with looking after his precious trunk - the one that contains all his secrets.
With Houdini in danger, Glory and Dennis are thrown deep into an adventure that takes them all the way to Coney Island in America, and the dark underbelly of its amusement parks . . .
Autorentext
Emma Carroll is the bestselling author of the Dracula ### Daughters series, Letters from the Lighthouse and Secrets of a Sun King. She has won and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Carnegie and the Waterstones Book Prize. Formerly an English teacher, Emma is now a full time writer. Many of her novels are grounded in the curriculum, enabling children to travel through time, from ancient Egypt to Victorian England! Emma now lives in the Somerset hills with her husband and two terriers.