Time was swiftly running out for 13 year old Dan Cahill and
Amy, his older sister, in their search for elusive clues to
get the ransom to free their seven kidnapped cousins from
certain death. They knew that the very powerful and cruel
Vesper One, head of a centuries old sinister organization,
would keep his electronic taunting threats to kill them all
off if they could not fulfil the impossible task of finding
certain documents that had been missing for decades.
Zigzagging across Europe and linking in to the support of
their home team and genius friends when they can, Amy
struggles to use her ability of connecting relationships to
figure out the elusive clues along with Dan's help, but can
the two of them outwit the mighty and vicious Vesters? Now
with both Cheyenne and Casper, two evil and conniving twins
who don't care who or what gets destroyed in their way,
doing their up most to kill them of; how can Amy and Dan
survive, let alone find the missing documents? Already
branded as criminal art thieves, Interpol was close to
capturing Amy and Dan as well. With scant time to figure
out subtle clues left by a female spy back in the 1940s
during World War II, was there no hope for them? Who is the
mysterious G?
Jude Watson has created an action packed and suspenseful
chase across Europe and into many of its castles and famous
unusual landmarks. Watson's story will hold young readers
of all ages enthralled until its cliffhanging ending. THE
KING'S RANSOM, Book 2 is probably best read so far in the
exciting series eleven book series, The 39 Clues, Cahills
vs. Vespers. THE KING'S RANSOM comes complete with six game
cards which link to even more clues and features in an
interactive game at The
39 Clues website. A real treat for current and new "39
Clues" fans alike!
Amy and Dan are in a race for their lives . . . and the
enemy may be even closer than they think. When seven members
of their family were kidnapped by a sinister organization
known as the Vespers, thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his
older sister, Amy, vowed they'd stop at nothing to bring the
hostages home. But then the ransom comes in and the Vespers
demand the impossible. Amy and Dan have just days to track
down and steal an ancient map.
The only catch? No one has seen the map for half a century.
Now Amy and Dan are on a desperate search that will lead
them to the Nazis, spies, a mad king and some of history's
dirtiest secrets. It's the race of their lives . . . and one
misstep will mean certain death for the hostages.
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