The Fourth Ruby
By (Author) James R. Hannibal
2
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
1st December 2018
Reprint
United States
Children
Fiction
FIC
Paperback
432
Width 130mm, Height 194mm, Spine 28mm
295g
Jack and Gwen are back in this dynamic follow-up to The Lost Property Office.
Its been a year since Jack Buckles discovered the Keep beneath Baker Street, an underground tower no Section Thirteen was ever supposed to see; a year since his dad fell into a coma. Nothing has been the same since. Jacks tracker abilities are on the fritz, Gwens not speaking to him and, whats worse, theres a pounding voice in his head calling for the flame.
Then, Jack and Gwen are framed for the theft of a historic crown jewelthe Black Princes Ruby, one of three cursed rubies said to bring knowledge, loyalty, and the command of nations to whomever wields them all. Now, they must retrieve the other jewels before the true thief does, or risk unleashing a reign of terror unlike anything historys ever seen.
James R. Hannibal is no stranger to deep dark secrets or hunting bad guys, having served in the US Air Force as a stealth bomber pilot and a Predator mission commander. Like Jack Buckles, James suffers from synesthesia, an intersection of the senses that was once considered a mental illness and often causes hyperobservance. If you bake him a cake, he might tell you that it smells blue and stickyand you should take it as a compliment. You can learn more at TheLostPropertyOffice.com.