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DISCOVER MORE HEART-POUNDING HISTORICAL MYSTERIES FROM A.M. HOWELL…

 

OCTOBER, 1916.

Clara has been sent to stay with her aunt and uncle while England is at war. But when she reaches their cottage on an enormous country estate, Clara is plunged into a tangle of secrets… A dark, locked room, a scheming thief, and a mysterious boy who only appears at night.

Clara has a secret of her own too – a terrible one about her brother, fighting in the war. And as the secrets turn to danger, Clara must find the courage to save herself, and those around her…

“Fans of Emma Carroll will adore this historical tale of derring-do and righted wrongs.” The Times, Children’s Book of the Week

 

 

JUNE, 1905.

Helena and her parrot, Orbit, are swept off to Cambridge when her father is appointed clock-winder to one of the wealthiest men in England. There is only one rule: the clocks must never stop.

Soon Helena discovers the house of one hundred clocks holds many mysteries; a ghostly figure, strange notes and stolen winding keys… Can she work out the house’s secrets before time runs out?

WINNER OF THE MAL PEET CHILDREN’S AWARD
WINNER OF THE EAST ANGLIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR

“Howell is a hypnotically readable writer, who keeps the pulse racing, while allowing every character slowly to unravel.” The Telegraph