β Scribed by Thornton, Nicki
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Seth is the oppressed kitchen boy at the remote Last Chance Hotel. But when a strange gathering of magicians arrives for dinner, their leader is poisoned. A locked-room murder investigation ensues - and Seth is the main suspect. Can he solve the mystery and clear his name, especially when magic's afoot?
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Praise for The Last Chance Hotel :
"An inventive murder mystery for ages nine to twelve...Thornton, like Agatha Christie, can turn murder into a thoroughly comforting bedtime read." - The Telegraph (UK)
"This is a worthy prizewinner ...an atmospheric mystery." - The Times (UK)
"Entertaining and inventive." - The Week Junior (UK)
Nicki Thornton has run an independent bookshop in Abingdon, England with her husband for more than ten years. Her debut novel, The Last Chance Hotel , won the Times. /Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition 2016.
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