About this item
Penelope Tredwell is the feisty thirteen-year-old orphan heiress of Victorian Britains bestselling magazine, the Penny Dreadful. Her spine-chilling tales -- concealed under the pen name Montgomery Finch -- are gripping the public. One day she receives a letter from the governor of the Bedlam madhouse requesting Finchs help to investigate the asylums strange goings-on. Every night at precisely twelve minutes to midnight, the inmates all begin feverishly writing-incoherent ramblings that Penelope quickly realizes are frightening visions of the century to come. But what is causing this phenomenon? In the first book of this smart new series, Penelope is drawn into a thrilling mystery more terrifying than anything she could ever imagine!
About the Author
Christopher Edge is an award-winning children's author whose books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His novel The Many Worlds of Albie Bright was selected by the New York Public Library as one of the Best Children's Books of 2017 and was also nominated for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal in the UK, as was his novel The Jamie Drake Equation, which was also selected by The Times of London as one of the best children's books of the year. His other books include the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Twelve Minutes to Midnight trilogy of historical mysteries which received a starred Booklist review, and he is also the author of How to Write Your Best Story Ever! and How To Be A Young #Writer, inspirational guides to creative writing for children and teenagers.Find out more about Christopher at christopheredge.co.uk
