The Case of the Perilous Palace

By Jordan Stratford, Kelly Murphy (Illustrator)

Part of the The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency series

A princess's secret diary vanishes. Can two young detectives solve the mystery without alerting the palace guards?

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192 pages· 24,830 words· Est. 3.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Young detectives Ada Byron Lovelace and Mary Shelley face their toughest challenge yet: retrieving a princess's missing sketchbook. Under constant surveillance, Princess Alexandrina Victoria's only private possession has vanished. Tasked with solving this mystery, Ada and Mary must navigate the secrets of Kensington Palace without raising suspicion. Will they uncover the truth behind the royal walls, or will the secrets remain hidden? This thrilling caper promises unexpected twists and a glimpse into the clandestine world of royalty.

From the publisher

The history-mystery-science series continues as the Wollstonecraft Detectives–Ada Byron Lovelace and Mary Shelley–take on a case by royal request. Ada’s imperious grandmother has absolutely shut the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency down–until they get a case from a princess, that is. The princess Alexandrina Victoria, age 9 (who will grow up to be Queeen Victoria), is the most closely watched girl in England. She is never alone. Every morsel she eats is catalogued. Every visitor overseen. Every move noted down. She has but one thing of her own–a sketchbook she uses as a secret diary, where she records her private thoughts in code. But now, somehow, that sketchbook has disappeared. And so the princess enlists Ada and Mary to figure out what has happened to the sketchbook without arousing the suspicions of her minders. A most clandestine case indeed! One that will involve breaking into Kensington Palace and uncovering a host of surprising royal secrets… This funny, Christmas-time romp of a caper will delight history and mystery fans alike.

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