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Children's Fiction Mysteries & Detective Stories

The Assassin's Curse

by (author) Kevin Sands

Publisher
Aladdin
Initial publish date
Sep 2017
Category
Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, General
Recommended Age
10 to 14
Recommended Grade
5 to 9
Recommended Reading age
10 to 14
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781534405233
    Publish Date
    Sep 2017
    List Price
    $23.99
  • Downloadable audio file

    ISBN
    9781508241768
    Publish Date
    Sep 2017
    List Price
    $34.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781534405257
    Publish Date
    Sep 2017
    List Price
    $9.99 USD
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781534405240
    Publish Date
    Sep 2018
    List Price
    $12.99

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Description

Christopher Rowe is back and there are more puzzles, riddles, and secrets to uncover in this third novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series.

Wherever Christopher Rowe goes, adventure—and murder—follows. Even a chance to meet King Charles ends in a brush with an assassin.

All that’s recovered from the killer is a coded message with an ominous sign-off: more attempts are coming. So when Christopher’s code-breaking discovers the attack’s true target, he and his friends are ordered to Paris to investigate a centuries-old curse on the French throne. And when they learn an ancient treasure is promised to any assassin who succeeds, they realize the entire royal family is at stake—as well as their own lives.

In the third heart-pounding installment of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series, Christopher, Tom, and Sally face new codes, puzzles, and traps as they race to find the hidden treasure before someone else is murdered.

About the author

Since escaping from university with a pair of degrees in theoretical physics, Kevin Sands has worked as a researcher, a business consultant, and a teacher. He lives in Toronto, Canada. The Blackthorn Key is his first novel.

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