When twelve-year-old Julia Valentine is sent to live with her uncle in Scotland, she wonders if it will ever feel like home.
But just before Hogmanay, she receives an unexpected gift which leads her and her family on a perilous adventure.
Strange curses, stolen jewels and the mysterious bookshop owner, Miss Stevenson, all conspire to make sure that 1872 is a year that Julia will never forget.
In association with Miss Valentine -
Original Short Stories
After an eventful six months in Scotland, Julia Valentine returns home to her beloved Sussex, and life returns to normal.
But when an anonymous parcel is left on her doorstep, thirteen-year-old Julia is plunged into another adventure; this time fighting traitors and spies.
The sweltering summer of 1873 promises to be full of intrigue and danger as she finally unlocks the secret of key 17A…and battles to solve a murder from the past.
It’s 1875 and fifteen-year-old Julia Valentine travels to the rugged moors and cliffs of Devon, determined to settle what she thinks is unfinished business from To Climb a Crooked Path.
In her most dangerous adventure yet, Julia stays at The Nine Ravens Inn, a place whose history is filled with retribution and vengeance.
Justice, when it comes, is merciless.
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