Age Group: 9 - 12 Years

Description:

Maisie Hitchins lives in her grandmother's busy London boarding house, dusting picture frames and longing for adventure. She idolises the famous detective Gilbert Carrington and dreams of solving mysteries of her own — and with her faithful pup Eddie at her side, she follows even the faintest scent of one. So when the glamorous stage star Sarah Massey arrives in floods of tears, Maisie can't help listening in. Sarah's mysterious admirer gave her a priceless emerald necklace, said to carry a curse on whoever loses it — and now it has vanished! Maisie sets off to investigate the London theatre, where she soon wonders whether it's really bad luck causing the trouble, or whether someone in the troupe is simply green with envy. The second book in this charming Victorian mystery series, full of intrigue, plucky sleuthing, and delightful illustrations.