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Twelve Minutes to Midnight

By Christopher Edge
Series: Twelve Minutes to Midnight Trilogy
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Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge is a thrilling adventure set in Victorian London. It follows Penny Treadwell, a young editor of a magazine, as she uncovers a mysterious phenomenon where inmates of Bedlam Asylum are writing apocalyptic visions during the midnight hour. Penny must unravel the secrets behind this mystery and face the dark forces threatening her world.
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You might enjoy this book if you love gripping mysteries filled with intrigue and adventure. Set in the atmospheric streets of Victorian London, it follows a young, intrepid detective as she unravels secrets that could change the world. Suitable for those who delight in historical tales brimming with suspense and clever twists.

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Lively thirteen-year-old orphan heiress Penelope Treadwell owns the bestselling magazine The Penny Dreadful. Her masterly tales of the macabre grip Victorian Britain, even if no one knows she's the real author. But she's never encountered anything as chilling as the mysterious goings on at London's Bedlam hospital.The first book in an exciting series.

Step into the past to discover a thrilling mystery about a sinister plot to shape and control the future, in this spine-tingling historical adventure from award-winning author Christopher Edge.

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Great cities of glass and steel reaching up into the heavens. sinister iron birds peck at the sky.

It's 1899. Every night at twelve minutes to midnight the inmates of Bedlam, London's notorious hospital for the insane, rise from their beds and begin scribbling strange words on any surface they can find - the walls of their cells, even their own skin. What can it all mean? Penelope Treadwell is intrigued.

Soon she's ensnared in a venomous plot, and Penny realises that this isn't just a story, it's the future. And the future looks deadly.

Series: Twelve Minutes to Midnight Trilogy

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  • Twelve Minutes to Midnight
    Great cities of glass and steel reaching up into the heavens. sinister iron birds peck at the sky.It's 1899. Every night at twelve minutes to midnight the inmates of Bedlam, London's notorious hospital for the insane, rise from their beds and begin scribbling strange words on any surface they can find - the walls of their cells, even their own...
    By Christopher Edge
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  • The Black Crow Conspiracy
    Penny is excited about the mysterious story she receives for the Penny Dreadful, however, when the story is published, she's shocked to discover that it describes a recent crime. More stories follow from the anonymous author containing further sinister crimes and hinting at more to come. With the police perplexed, and all of London living in fear, Penny faces a...
    By Christopher Edge
    Paperback
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780857630506

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 February 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 256

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Historical Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Christopher Edge Historical Fiction Series: Twelve Minutes to Midnight Trilogy Young Adult Young Adult Mystery & Thriller

About the Author

Christopher Edge grew up in Manchester where he spent most of his childhood in the local library dreaming up stories, but now lives in Gloucestershire where he spends most of his time in the local library dreaming up stories. Before becoming a writer, he worked as an English teacher, editor and publisher - any job that let him keep a book close to hand. When not writing, he also works as a freelance publisher and education consultant and has written publications about encouraging children to read.

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