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The House of Eyes: Book 1 (The Connie Carew Mysteries)

The House of Eyes: Book 1 (The Connie Carew Mysteries)

by PatriciaElliott (Author)

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    Paperback 2015

    $3.35
Synopsis

Calling all fans of Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow and Murder Most Unladylike ...

Funny, exciting, moving and unguessable - here's a brilliant and addictive new mystery with a heroine you'll love.

London, 1909 - a time of scientific progress and new freedoms. Ever since the death of her parents, twelve-year old Connie Carew has lived with her aunts - downtrodden Dorothea, and spinster Sylvie, who 'sees things' but is much sharper than she appears - in a large house in Kensington.

Connie has her sights set on becoming an anthropologist when she grows up and travel the world. Her first mystery is upon her already: is the girl who turns up at the front door really her long-lost cousin Ida? If she isn't, who is she? And who is behind the pretence?

Full of villains, cunning plots, twisted motives, this page-turner will keep you guessing to the end. And best of all, there are more Connie Carew mysteries to come.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 320
 Edition: UK ed.
 Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 02 Jul 2015
ISBN 10: 1444924699
ISBN 13: 9781444924695
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
 Book Overview: If you like Jacqueline Wilson's Hetty Feather, then get ready to meet Connie Carew - a new heroine for a 'new' age, with a nose for mystery and adventure.

Media Reviews
An exciting adventure with plenty of red herrings plays out in a vivd London setting * WRD About Books *
Connie's curiosity, courage and kindness make her a very appealing heroine and fans of the current trend for historical detection and mystery in children's books will be pleased to spot the subtitle 'A Connie Carew Mystery', and to realise that Connie's adventures have only just begun * School Librarian *
Author Bio

Patricia Elliott has written nine novels for children and young adults. Her first novel with Hodder, The Ice Boy, won the Fidler Award for a First Novel and was shortlisted for the Branford-Boase among other awards. Her second, Murkmere, was long-listed for the Guardian Fiction Award and she has since been short-listed for many others, including the Calderdale and the Wirral Paperback of the Year.
Her most recent YA is a Victorian Gothic, The Devil in the Corner. Her new MG series, the Connie Carew Mysteries, is set in the Edwardian period: The House of Eyes and The Ship of Spectres.

Patricia was (and is!) a voracious reader and always scribbled stories during a childhood spent overseas. She worked in publishing in London and in bookselling in New York before taking an M.A. in Writing for Children. She has been a tutor at Morley College, London, and in between writing now leads workshops for both adults and children, including Chelsea Young Writers. She is an active member of CWISL (Children's Writers and Illustrators in South London). She is married, with two sons.