The Thief Knot

Marzana and her best friend are bored. Even though they live in a notorious city where normal rules do not apply, nothing interesting ever happens to them. Nothing, that is, until Marzanas parents are recruited to help solve an odd crime, and she realises that this could be the excitement shes been waiting for. She assembles a group of kid detectives with special skills - including the ghost of a ship captains daughter - and together, they explore hidden passageways, navigate architecture that changes overnight, and try to unravel the puzzle of who the kidnappers are - and where theyre hiding. But will they beat the deadline for a ransom thats impossible to pay? Legendary smugglers, suspicious teachers, and some scary bad guys are just a few of the adults the crew must circumvent while discovering hidden truths about their families and themselves in this smart, richly imagined tale.