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Title | : | The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #1) |
Author | : | Katherine Woodfine |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
Published | : | June 4th 2015 by Egmont |
Categories | : | Mystery. Childrens. Middle Grade. Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction |
Katherine Woodfine
Paperback | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 4 | 2508 Users | 361 Reviews
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You are cordially invited to attend the Grand Opening of Sinclair’s department store!Enter a world of bonbons, hats, perfumes and MYSTERIES around every corner. WONDER at the daring theft of the priceless CLOCKWORK SPARROW! TREMBLE as the most DASTARDLY criminals in London enact their wicked plans! GASP as our bold heroines, Miss Sophie Taylor and Miss Lilian Rose, CRACK CODES, DEVOUR ICED BUNS and vow to bring the villians to justice…
Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Chris Riddell and Enid Blyton.
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Original Title: | The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow |
ISBN: | 1405276177 (ISBN13: 9781405276177) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | The Sinclair’s Mysteries #1 |
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Ratings: 4 From 2508 Users | 361 ReviewsCritique Epithetical Books The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #1)
I loved this book!! It was a great Victorian detective romp with two strong lead female characters - Sophie and Lil. If you like Mr Selfridge and The Paradise you will love this - it's set in a large London department store (Sinclair's) where the namesake's precious jewels are set to go on display in the grand Exhibition Hall for the opening night when Mr Edward Sinclair's priceless clockwork sparrow goes missing. It's up to our two heroines along with Billy, an apprentice porter, and Joe, aIm not into mystery. This book did not make me want to read any more mystery. I read the first chapter then said no. 😑😬🙄
This is a review of both The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow and The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth, but does not contain spoilers about either.I'm a big fan of middle grade mysteries, so The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow was pretty high on my TBR. I've always enjoyed ornate department stores. I love taking my time, carefully discovering the delights each floor has to offer (I must admit, the food hall is a firm favourite). Sinclair's, a luxury department store in London's Piccadilly, is the
3.5 STARSThe story excels in its descriptions of the fictitious Sinclair's Department Store in London (based on Selfridge's Dept. Store, right down to the enigmatic, charismatic pop-star of an owner) but it failed to be a captivating mystery. Most of the clues were dropped on one page, only to be solved swiftly and miraculously by one of the characters on the very next page, leaving very little for the reader to try to puzzle out. And though a few of the "big reveals" were surprises to me, it
Absolutely LOVED this book! Well-written and captivating
So, this book. THIS BOOK. Seriously, possibly one of my biggest joys of the year so far. It reminded me of a London I always dreamed about. When I was very little my Grandma used to take me on days out in the West End, and we'd often end up in a fancy hotel or Harrods and she'd tell me about the London of her youth. I know that my grandma is definitely not old enough to remember London in the 1910s, and yet still, I was reminded of it. When Sophie first encounters Sinclairs, I remember first
This book in one sentence? Nancy Drew in a department store.
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