The World-Famous Nine

Zander is determined to save his grandmother’s nineteen-story out-of-this-world department store from evil forces in this thrilling mystery from award-winning author Ben Guterson, for fans of The Swifts and The Mysterious Benedict Society 
 
Zander Olinga’s grandmother is the owner of the fabled Number Nine Plaza, the world’s largest and most spectacular department store. The Nine, as it’s called, has everything imaginable, including a massive Ferris wheel on its rooftop, monorail tracks suspended from its ceiling, and twenty-five glass elevators. But there’s something evil looming in the shadows, and strange accidents start befalling the store's visitors. When Zander and his friend Natasha come across a series of inscriptions hidden throughout the walls of The Nine, they discover that they lead to a stolen magical object that protects the store’s very existence. With the future of The Nine on the line, the pair are determined to follow the clues and recover the mysterious object before the luxury plaza and its many guests are destroyed. 
 
Featuring an unforgettable setting and a larger-than-life cast of characters, here’s a spellbinding mystery involving puzzles, adventure, and art that will delight fans of the Winterhouse series.