The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth
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| Author | Katherine Woodfine |
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| Cover artist | Julia Sarda |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children |
| Publisher | Egmont Publishing |
Publication date | June 4, 2015 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 9781405276184 |
| Preceded by | The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow |
The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth is the second novel in The Sinclair's Mysteries series by British children's author Katherine Woodfine, publishing by Egmont Publishing in February 2016. The novel is the second book in a four book mystery-adventure series set in Edwardian England.[1] The first book in the series was The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow which was Waterstones Children's Book of the Month in June 2015.[2]
Plot
Sophie is an orphan who has been left penniless when her father dies. In The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow, Sophie finds a job in the millinery department of Sinclair’s Department store and makes friends with Billy a junior porter and Lil, a “manikins” by day and an aspiring actress.[3]
In The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth, the Jewelled Moth, a priceless piece, disappears and again Sophie, Lil and Billy have to solve the mystery by infiltrating Lord Beaucastle’s fancy dress ball. While Sophie had come face to face with one of the villains of the East End in The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow, the mysterious Barron, and in The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth, Sophie gets even closer.[4]
Characters
- Sophie: The main character and an orphan whose father died and left her penniless
- Lil: Sophie's best friend, who she met when they both started working at Sinclair's Department Store
- Billy: A friend of Sophie's, who she also met at Sinclair's Department store
- Jo: A street urchin, who the trio first met when he hid in the basement of Sinclair's Department store to hide from the East End gang he escaped
- The Barron: The mysterious criminal mastermind[5]
Publishing Details
- Author: Katherine Woodfine
- First published: February 2016
- ISBN 9781405276184
- Publisher: Egmont Publishing
- Age range: 9+ years
- Genre: Children's Mystery Adventure Series
References
- ↑ "Egmont acquires two more books in Woodfine series | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- ↑ "Children's Book of the Month - The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow | Waterstones.com Blog". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
- ↑ "The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow by Katherine Woodfine, Buy Recommended Books and Read Reviews – Lovereading4kids UK". www.lovereading4kids.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- ↑ Woodfine, Katherine (2016). The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth. UK: Egmont Publishing. pp. Various. ISBN 978-1405276184.
- ↑ Woodfine, Katherine (2016). The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth. UK: Egmont Publishing. pp. Various. ISBN 9781405276184.