East meets West; past meets present; criminal minds meet skilled artists - welcome to the Mysterium, a circus with dark and thrilling secrets at its heart.
Twelve-year-old Danny Woo is half-Chinese, half-British. His parents are performers in the Mysterium. Following their death in a mysterious fire, Danny is sent to live with his aunt Laura, an investigative journalist.
When Danny''s school is closed after an explosion, he joins Laura on a trip to Hong KongShe is researching the Triad gangs; he is trying to understand more about his cultural background.
But Laura disappears, and Danny is plunged into a dangerous quest to find her - which opens the door on the past he could never have imagined, and which leads him to question everything he has ever known about his past.
Format |
Häftad |
Omfång |
352 sidor |
Språk |
Engelska |
Förlag |
Hachette Children's Group |
Utgivningsdatum |
2013-07-04 |
ISBN |
9781444913705 |