Book description
While her friend Capt Hughes recovers from a carriage accident, Dido is
marooned with the odd inhabitants of the Tegleaze estate. Soon
suspicious things happen; a priceless possession is stolen, a boy
kidnapped, a twin sister found and when Dido catches a glimpse of her
rascally father in Petworth, she is sure she is in the midst of another
wicked Hanoverian plot. Can she combat mass hypnotism, smugglers, and a
gang of murderers to prevent the plot to put St Paul`s Cathedral in the
River Thames?
Prize-winning Joan Aiken was born in Sussex in 1924 and came from a
family of writers. Her father was the novelist and poet, Conrad Aiken
and her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge, writes historical fiction for
adults. Before joining the 'family business' herself, Joan had a
variety of jobs, including working for the BBC, the United Nations
Information Centre and then as features editor for a short story
magazine. Her first children's novel, The Kingdom of the Cave was
published in 1960. Since then she has written over 100 books for young
readers and adults and has been awarded the MBE for her services to
literature. Joan Aiken died in 2004.
For information on all her books see www. joanaiken. com
