This novel is a great continuation of the first Cogheart Adventure. During their search for answers however, Lily, Robert and Malkin don’t only find the mysterious Moonlocket, but also cross paths with Jack Door, who appears to be very interested in the locket…and in Robert. Meanwhile, young Robert tries to find information about his mother, who abandoned Robert when he was only a baby. This story takes place in the year 1897, eight months after the events of "Cogheart." While London prepares for Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, the city gets shaken up by the break-out of England’s most wanted criminal, the famous escapologist Jack Door. What an enchanting read! Moonlocket is the wonderful sequel to Cogheart, and again we follow Lily and Robert as they run through steampunk-Victorian London, this time to catch a truly treacherous villain. A must-read for all fans of adventure - children or not." Kiran Millwood Hargrave "A 'tockingly' good steampunk mystery." Kirkus "Adventure by the spadeful!" ReadingZone " A spellbinding sequel, a roller coaster journey full of catastrophe, buried secrets, breathtaking courage and intrigue." Lancashire Post Lily and Malkin, the mechanical fox, must stay one step ahead before Jack play his final, deadly card. Jack is playing a cruel game that Robert is a part of.
Suddenly, dark secrets from Robert's past plunge him into danger. For Jack is searching for the mysterious Moonlocket - but that's not the only thing he wants. Storm clouds gather over Lily and Robert's summer when criminal mastermind the Jack of Diamonds appears.
It's hard to escape the secrets from the past. The exhilarating second Cogheart Adventure : the bestselling series of fantastical imagination set in a gripping Victorian world, from award-winning Peter Bunzl. A thrilling tale of catastrophe and courage.
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