The Clockmaker's Secret: Adventures of Ivy Sharp

A gripping mystery series for children aged 10+When the clockmaker is found dead in his locked shop, twelve-year-old Ivy Sharp knows something is very wrong.Ashwick looks like a perfectly ordinary English town on a perfectly ordinary summer morning. But Ivy notices things other people miss - a chair facing the wrong wall, a cold untouched teacup, and every clock in the shop stopped at exactly twenty-three minutes past eight.The police call it a heart attack. Ivy calls it murder.Armed with her father's leather satchel and her trusty red notebook, Ivy begins to investigate. But the clockmaker's secret goes back thirty-five years, to wartime Europe, to two young men who were supposed to be dead, and to a shadowy organisation with a very long memory.And they've just found out about the girl.Perfect for fans of: - Robin Stevens' Murder Most Unladylike- Enid Blyton's mystery series- The Secret Seven and Famous Five- Sherlock Holmes young reader editions- Eva Ibbotson's adventure storiesWhy children and parents love Ivy Sharp: - A clever, fearless heroine who solves problems with her mind- Set in the golden 1930s - cobbled streets, church bells and summer mysteries- A mystery that genuinely surprises- Real wartime history woven naturally into the story- Perfect for confident readers ready for something meatier- A series with a thrilling ongoing story arc across five booksAbout the series: The Adventures of Ivy Sharp is a five-book mystery series set in the fictional northern English town of Ashwick. Each book solves a standalone mystery while building toward a thrilling series finale. Book Two - The Vanishing at Velvet Hall - coming soon.