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Jim Taylor, Sally's oldest friend, is engaged as bodyguard to a princess. But Crown Princess Adelaide of Razkavia is not what you'd expect. She's the slum-girl Jim has been searching for ever since she vanished ten years ago. Now her life is in mortal danger, and together they must battle... read more

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Rebecca Winter, gifted, cheerful, and poor, had lived sixteen years without once seeing a bomb go off.

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This is book 4 of 4 in Sally Lockhart Mysteries. (standard series)

Preceded by The Tiger in the Well.

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  1. Philip Pullman (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic Point
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: March 19, 1994
ISBN: 978-0439977791
Page Count: 304

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  • Library of Congress: PZ7.P968 Tm 1994
  • Dewey: 823.914

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