Stuart Horten (ten, but looks younger) is now the owner of a magician's workshop - except that without his Great-Uncle's Last Will and Testament, he can't actually prove it. Which is a problem, since someone else wants it as well; someone who has a lot of money. The workshop contains seven magnificent stage illusions, but when Stuart starts to investigate them, he discovers that each is the gateway to a magical adventure, with a puzzle to solve, and a clue to extract. As the clues mount up, the adventures become riskier. Friendship is strained, danger looms, and Stuart has to decide what sort of prize he really, truly wants.

 

This book is part of a book series called Stuart Horten .

There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Lissa Evans is an author for both children and adults. Her first novel for children, Small Change for Stuart, was an international bestseller, shortlisted for both the Carnegie and the Costa Award.