All is not well at the palace. A sneaky gang has stolen the Queen's recipe for Minestrone soup. Without it her banquet will be a disaster. The Crook Catchers have to act in double-quick time.

 

This book is part of a book series called The Rockets .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Judy Brown is an illustrator of picture books and younger fiction. This is her first novel and begins a series featuring Portia. Judy is married with two children and lives in South London. Karen Wallace is the author of more than 90 books for children.