Lincoln, Beth: The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues

Sequel to the New York Times-bestselling The Swifts - a gleeful gothic mystery perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Robin Stevens.<BR><BR>Shenanigan Swift hates burglars . . .<BR><BR>So when the famous criminal gang Ouvolpo target Swift House and swap a valuable painting for an exploding inflatable bird, Shenanigan sets off in pursuit, determined to make them pay<BR><BR>The trail leads to Paris, home of her eccentric French cousins, the Martinets. The two sides of the Family have been squabbling for centuries, but when a body is discovered at the scene of Ouvolpo's latest robbery, the quarrelsome cousins must join forces to solve the mystery<BR><BR>Did Ouvolpo kill hotel caretaker Bernard? Why is Uncle Maelstrom wearing an earring again? And what does it all have to do with a disappearing clown<BR><BR>Can Shenanigan uncover the answers and set right a century-old injustice? Or will she be left adrift as her Family pulls itself apart?<BR><BR>The Swifts won the 2023 Nero Children's Fiction Award and the Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award, and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal.