Kevin Sands
Author
Series
Blackthorn key volume 1
Language
English
Description
"'Tell no one what I've given you.' Until he got that cryptic warning, Christopher Rowe was happy, learning how to solve complex codes and puzzles and creating powerful medicines, potions, and weapons as an apprentice to Master Benedict Blackthorn, with maybe an explosion or two along the way. But when a mysterious cult begins to prey on London's apothecaries, the trail of murders grows closer and closer to Blackthorn's shop With time running out,...
Author
Series
Blackthorn key volume 2
Language
English
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Description
As the plague decimates London in 1665 and an assassin threatens the apothecary's life, apprentice Christopher Rowe and his faithful friend Tom, following a trail of puzzles, riddles, and secrets, risk their lives to untangle the heart of a dark conspiracy.
Author
Series
Thieves of shadow volume 2
Language
English
Description
"A dying friend, a terrible bargain, an underwater quest, and dangerous magic . . . the adventure continues in this thrilling tale from the author of the Blackthorn Key series. A life-or-death situation calls for Callan and his friends to make a deal with the Eye--the sinister artifact they stole from a sorcerer. It's Lachlan's life in exchange for a future task, and the friends have no choice but to agree. But even as Lachlan is saved, it's not without...
Author
Series
Blackthorn key volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Christopher Rowe's code-breaking uncovers the true target of an assassination attempt, he and his friends are odered to Paris to investigate a centuries-old curse on the French throne.
Author
Series
Thieves of shadow volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Commanded by the magical artifact known as the Dragon's Eye, junior con artist Callan and his friends are eagerly reaching the end of the epic quest that will finally free him from the Eye's sinister hold. But their final task is their most ambitious: sneaking into the emperor's private island prison and rescuing a man from a jail cell that has been locked tight for a hundred years. This impossible heist will strain the gang's unique abilities to...
Author
Series
Blackthorn key volume 6
Language
English
Description
Christopher, Tom, and Sally engage in a dangerous cat and mouse game with the Raven as Christopher attempts to finally unmask him.
Author
Series
Blackthorn key volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Christopher Rowe has no idea who he is. After being shipwrecked in Devonshire, he wakes up alone, his memories gone. Villagers tell him he was possessed by an unseen evil, and only became conscious after being visited by the local witch. As Christopher tries to get his bearings, he realizes his current state may be far from coincidence. Dark events have been happening in this corner of Britain--village children are disappearing without a trace. There...
Author
Series
Blackthorn key volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1666, after four months away, friends Christopher Rowe, Tom, and Sally return to London triumphantly but, guided by coded riddles, face a conspiracy that threatens Christopher, as well as the King himself.
Author
Series
Thieves of shadow volume 1
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Callan and four other young criminals are recruited to pull off a difficult heist from the city's most powerful sorcerer"--