The Vanishing at Velvet Hall: Adventures of Ivy Sharp

Three weeks after solving the mystery of The Clockmaker's Secret, twelve-year-old Ivy Sharp is trying very hard to be ordinary.Then a strange letter arrives at the Ashwick Courier.Inside is a single black orchid and four chilling words: She should come alone.The flower points to only one place in the county: Velvet Hall, a grand country house hidden deep in the valley. Drawn by the mystery, Ivy sets out to uncover who sent the letter and why.At Velvet Hall she meets Georgie Wren, a lonely boy searching for answers about a father who vanished during the Great War. But when Georgie suddenly disappears and the household insists he has simply been sent away, Ivy knows something is terribly wrong.With Max, her loyal Jack Russell terrier, Augustus the watchful raven, and the wisdom of the Colonel never far from her thoughts, Ivy must untangle secrets buried for years within the walls of Velvet Hall. As clues lead her through hidden gardens, glasshouses filled with rare orchids, and long-forgotten wartime mysteries, she discovers that some disappearances are connected across generations.The Vanishing at Velvet Hall is the second thrilling Ivy Sharp Mystery, a classic middle-grade adventure filled with courage, friendship, clever detective work, and beautifully atmospheric 1920s England.Perfect for readers aged 8-12 and for anyone who loves classic mystery adventures in the tradition of Enid Blyton, Robin Stevens, and Katherine Woodfine.