Cosima Unfortunate Foils a Fraud (Cosima Unfortunate, Book 2)

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Cosima has finally found her happy ending but unfortunately, trouble isn't far behind. . .

Cosima Unfortunate returns for a new adventure! A warm, funny, exciting and empowering tale of friendship, family and mystery, with joyous and authentic disabled representation, from the author of COSIMA UNFORTUNATE STEALS A STAR.
Cosima lives at the Star Diamond Home for Children with her best friends Diya, Mary and Pearl. Since uncovering a dastardly plot and escaping their cruel captors, life has been one of peace and contentment and particularly so for Cos. For alongside her friendships, Cos finally has a real family, too and every day spent with her long-lost father is more magical than the last.

But where Cos goes, adventure is sure to follow and when a world-famous painting is stolen, Coss father is arrested for the crime. Cos and her friends know he has been framed and they are sure that notorious thief, the Spectre, is responsible.

Cos is determined that she wont lose her father again and the girls must use spirit, wit, bravery and ingenuity to solve the crime and bring him safely home

The perfect read for fans of Katherine Rundell, Tamzin Merchant, Robin Stevens and Anna James

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Praise for COSIMA UNFORTUNATE STEALS A STAR:

Gorgeous and powerfully inclusive Aisling Fowler, author of Fireborn

Full of adventure, warmth and rich historical detail Natasha Hastings, author of The Miraculous Sweetmakers

I loved it Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear

Spirited . . . Reverberates with historical detail and derring-do Observer

A real treat The Bookseller

Funny but also thought-provoking . . . A mystery adventure with a difference Booktrust

Almost flawless . . . We need more from this author as quickly as possible Books for Keeps

Author Bio

Laura Noakes is a disabled writer and historian from Bedfordshire. She has written articles for Disability in Kidlit and Kettle Mag, and her poetry has been published in Scrittura Magazine. She was awarded her doctorate in legal history in 2021, and works at the best-named museum in Scotland, The Devil's Porridge. She lives in beautiful Cumbria with her fiance, Connor, and her mischievous cat, Scout. Flavia Sorrentino lives and works as a freelance illustrator in Rome, where she grew up, and which inspires her each day to seek new ways of communication and expression. Her work has taken her across the globe, from France to America and beyond.