Last but not least, thank you for the many dedicated and just plain brilliant booksellers at Waterstones and incredible indies such as Octavia’s Bookshop and Tales on Moon Lane. Thank you for every children’s book you hand sell every day. You make the world a better place.
Praise for
‘St John is a wonderful writer who lets the adventure hurtle on without ever making the reader feel hurried’
Emily Bearns, Daily Telegraph
‘suspenseful . . . and engaging’
Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week
‘Warm, intriguing characterisation, with just the right tingle of peril’ Imogen Russell-Williams, The Guardian
‘fast-paced . . . featuring smart, strong-minded child characters’ Sarah Webb, The Irish Independent
‘literary Katnip . . . if this first invigorating book is anything to go by, St John had better start writing some follow-ups’
Alex O’Connell, Times Children’s Book of the Week
‘timeless storytelling with a contemporary edge [and a] thrilling mystery’
Fiona Noble, Editor’s Choice, The Bookseller
Other books by Lauren St John
Wolfe & Lamb series
Kat Wolfe Investigates
The Laura Marlin Mysteries
Dead Man’s Cove
Kidnap in the Caribbean
Kentucky Thriller
Rendezvous in Russia
The Secret of Supernatural Creek
The One Dollar Horse series (for older readers)
The One Dollar Horse
Race the Wind
Fire Storm
Stand-alone novels
The Glory
The Snow Angel
First published 2019 by Macmillan Children’s Books
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