Twelve Minutes to Midnight
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Written by Christopher Edge
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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.
Penelope Tredwell is the feisty thirteen-year-old orphan heiress of the bestselling magazine, The Penny Dreadful. Her masterly tales of the macabre are gripping Victorian Britain, even if no one knows she’s the author. One day, a letter she receives from the governor of the notorious Bedlam madhouse plunges her into an adventure more terrifying than anything she has ever imagined.
Why are the patients of Bedlam waking every night at twelve minutes to midnight? What is the meaning of the strange messages they write? Who is the Spider Lady of South Kensington?
Penelope is always seeking mysteries to fill the pages of her magazine. But this isn’t any ordinary story, it’s the future.
And the future looks deadly…
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The feisty and courageous Penelope makes the perfect heroine for an adventure packed with exciting twists and turns. – BookTrust
paperback
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.
Penelope Tredwell is the feisty thirteen-year-old orphan heiress of the bestselling magazine, The Penny Dreadful. Her masterly tales of the macabre are gripping Victorian Britain, even if no one knows she’s the author. One day, a letter she receives from the governor of the notorious Bedlam madhouse plunges her into an adventure more terrifying than anything she has ever imagined.
Why are the patients of Bedlam waking every night at twelve minutes to midnight? What is the meaning of the strange messages they write? Who is the Spider Lady of South Kensington?
Penelope is always seeking mysteries to fill the pages of her magazine. But this isn’t any ordinary story, it’s the future.
And the future looks deadly…
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The feisty and courageous Penelope makes the perfect heroine for an adventure packed with exciting twists and turns. – BookTrust