The Mystery of the Crown Jewels (The Mystery Series Book 9)

The Mystery of the Crown Jewels - The Mystery Series Bk 9 - Written by Paul Moxham Mixing pleasure with a mystery that leads to kidnapping!Within twenty-four hours of being back in Monrovia, the Mystery Kids become mixed up in another exciting adventure when the crown jewels are stolen. Follow the children as they are kidnapped by the Golden Dragons, trapped in a burning barn, jump from a moving cable car, traverse a rickety rope bridge, pose as circus performers, and more!What did I like? Besid

A 'Thrilling Adventure' is what the book promises and it sure delivers one, end-to-end!I enjoyed reading every bit of this book even though the target audience is perhaps children:-) It is gripping, engaging, and easy read so I make a start thinking I would finish it in bits and pieces, but couldn't move away from it. It was so interesting that there was a compelling need to complete it right away! So I was done, over a couple of hours and a cup of tea, forgetting all other activities!The books

The Mystery of the Crown Jewels by Paul Moxham This book starts out with the kids getting an unexpected visitor: Nadia from a previous book and they learn of the kings birthday celebration that they are invited to, in Monrovia.Parents let them travel with her and they meet the circus people and are given a tour of where the jewels are kept. While the performance goes on the jewels are stolen and everybody is searched high and low.Joe thinks the jewels could be in the lions cage because nobody wo