The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth

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]

The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth
AuthorKatherine Woodfine
Cover artistJulia Sarda
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren
PublisherEgmont Publishing
Publication date
4 June 2015
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages352
ISBN9781405276184
Preceded byThe Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow 

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 “mannequin” by day and an aspiring actress by night.[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, this time by infiltrating Lord Beaucastle’s fancy dress ball. Sophie had come face to face in The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow with the mysterious Baron, the arch-villain of the East End, and in The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth, Sophie gets even closer.[4]

Characters

  • Sophie: The main character, an orphan whose father died and left her penniless
  • Lil: Sophie's best friend, whom she met when they both started working at Sinclair's Department Store
  • Billy: A friend of Sophie's, whom she also met at Sinclair's Department Store
  • Joe: A street urchin, whom 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 Baron: The mysterious criminal mastermind[4]

Publishing details

References

  1. "Egmont acquires two more books in Woodfine series | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  2. "Children's Book of the Month - The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow | Waterstones.com Blog". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  3. "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.
  4. Woodfine, Katherine (2016). The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth. UK: Egmont Publishing. pp. Various. ISBN 978-1405276184.
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