Secret of the Forbidden City
"The Kidd children--including twelve-year-old twins Rebecca and Bickford--follow mysterious clues that take them from China to Germany, in the hopes of finding their missing father and the treasure that will finally free their kidnapped mother"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York ; Boston :
Little, Brown and Company,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Patterson, James, 1947- Treasure hunters ;
3. |
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| Summary: | "The Kidd children--including twelve-year-old twins Rebecca and Bickford--follow mysterious clues that take them from China to Germany, in the hopes of finding their missing father and the treasure that will finally free their kidnapped mother"-- Provided by publisher. Bick and Beck Kidd are desperately trying to secure the ancient Chinese artifact that will buy their mother's freedom from renegade pirates. But when the kidnappers force them to locate an even greater treasure-- priceless paintings stolen by Nazis, the Kidds must rely on their own cunning and experience to outwit the criminals, all while their mom's life is on the line. |
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| Physical Description: | 419 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780316284806 (hardcover) 0316284807 (hardcover) |
| Author Notes: | He won the Anthony Award for best first mystery for his first adult mystery Tilt-a-Whirl. His other novels for adults include Mad Mouse, Whack-a-Mole, Hell Hole, Mind Scrambler and Rolling Thunder. He received another Anthony Award and four Agatha Awards for his work. His books for younger readers include Escape from Mr. Lemonchello's Library, The Island of Dr. Libris, the Treasure Hunters series, the Haunted Mystery series, the Riley Mack series, and the I Funny series written with James Patterson. (Bowker Author Biography) |
