The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth is the second novel in The Sinclair's Mysteries series by British children's author Katherine Woodfine, publishing by Egmont Publishing in February 2016. The novel is the second book in a four-book mystery-adventure series set in Edwardian England. The first book in the series was The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow which was Waterstones Children's Book of the Month in June 2015.
Plot Sophie is an orphan who was left penniless when her father died, due to an error in the will. In The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow, Sophie finds a job in the millinery department of Sinclair's Department store, London's newest and greatest, and makes friends with Billy, a junior porter with an uncle already working in the store, and Lil, a "mannequin" by day and an aspiring actress by night. In The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth, the Jewelled Moth, a priceless piece of jewellery, disappears and again Sophie, Lil and Billy have to solve the mystery, this time by infiltrating Lord Beaucastle's fancy dress ball. Sophie had come face to face in The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow with the mysterious Baron, the arch-villain of the East End, and in The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth, she gets even closer, this time finally uncovering the barons true Identity.
Characters Sophie: The main character, an orphan whose father died and left her penniless Lil: Sophie's best friend, whom she met when they both started working at Sinclair's Department Store Billy: A friend of Sophie's, whom she also met at Sinclair's Department Store and shows feeling for Sophie Joe: A street urchin, whom the trio first met when he hid in the basement of Sinclair's Department Store to hide from the East End gang he escaped. He shows romance for Lil. The Baron: The mysterious criminal mastermind
Publishing details Author: Katherine Woodfine First published: February 2016
Publisher: Egmont Publishing Age range: 9+ years Genre: Children's Mystery Adventure Series
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