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The Cahills thought they were the most powerful family the world had ever known. They thought they were the only ones who knew about Gideon Cahill and his Clues. The Cahills were wrong. Powerful enemies — the Vespers — have been waiting in the shadows. Now it’s their time to rise and the... read more

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Powerful enemies —the Vespers— have been waiting in the shadows of the Clue hunt. Now it's their time to rise and the world will never be the same.
The book begins with Damien Vesper trying to kill Gideon Cahill by dropping very heavy stones on him. Then Vesper finds out that Gideon is... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Powerful enemies —the Vespers— have been waiting in the shadows of the Clue hunt. Now it's their time to rise and the world will never be the same.
The book begins with Damien Vesper trying to kill Gideon Cahill by dropping very heavy stones on him. Then Vesper finds out that Gideon is hiding something and sends his men to find out what it is.

Characters edit see section history

  • Dan Cahill: An 11 year old who has a photographic memory, a love of ninjas and a knack for trouble, likes to have adventure, almost remembers everything he sees
  • Amy Cahill: A 14 year old who loves books, knows about practically everything and a habit to stutter around people she doesn't know, or likes. gets the ring
  • Fiske Cahill: Dan and Amy's great uncle. Also one of Dan and Amy's guardians who takes care of them as a result of Amy and Dan's grandmother, Grace's, death.
  • Nellie Gomez: The au pair of Amy and Dan, with a love for blasting her iPod up to full volume. Loves to cook.
  • Grace Cahill: The eccentric Grandmother of Amy and Dan, who died in the first chapter of book one. She is constantly mentioned in the whole series. Madrigal had the ring before Amy
  • Gideon Cahill: The first Cahill to discover the serum formula, had a special ring. He died trying to protect the serum
  • Damien Vesper: Gideon Cahill's former friend, who wanted to kill Gideon and started the Vesper branch.
  • Madeleine Cahill: Founder of the (Secret) Madrigal branch, 5th Cahill child, tries to fulfill her mother's last wish to see the Cahill family together again. Has the nickname of Maddy Babbitt.
  • Luke Cahill: Gideon's first son, sort of restless and impatient founder of the Lucian Branch, nobody trusted him
  • Thomas Cahill: Founder of the Tomas branch, third oldest. Doesn't like Luke
  • Katherine Cahill: Founder of the Ekaterina branch second oldest was mean
  • Jane Cahill: Founder of the Janus branch youngest before Madeleine adored Luke
  • Beatrice: Add a description of this character.
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Organizations edit see section history

  • Vespers: The relatives of Damien Vesper, a friend of Gideon Cahill.
  • Madrigals: The fifth branch of the Cahill family, previously thought evil, but are actually trying to re-unite the family.Peace keepers.
  • Lucians: The first branch of the Cahill family, composed of great leaders.
  • Ekaterina: The second branch of the family, made up of great scientists and inventers.
  • Tomas: The third branch of the Cahill family, made up of fighters and warriors.
  • Janus: The fourth branch of the Cahill family, made of artists and musicians

First Sentence edit see section history

Damien Vesper didn't plan on killing anyone today.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapter 1

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 11 of 12 in The 39 Clues. (standard series)

Preceded by Into the Gauntlet.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Rick Riordan (Author)
  2. Peter Lerangis (Author)
  3. Jude Watson (Author)
  4. Gordon Korman (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 5, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-545-32606-3
Page Count: 238

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