Protagonist: March McQuinn
Setting: Amsterdam, New York, and San Francisco
Plot Overview: 12 year old March McQuinn son of a notorious Jewelry thief witnesses sudden death of his father, Alfred McQuinn, after seeing him fall off the roof of a high rise. The dying cat burglar manages to say 2 last words, "Find Jewels". After being Stunned by his father's sudden death he flees away from the scene as he hears the sirens. Left with his father's last words, he manages to figure out the clues, he has a twin sister named Jules! But before they know it they are whisked of to a corrupt group house where they meet two other teenagers named Izzy and Darius. At their father's funeral they meet, Carlotta Grimstone a victim of one Alfie's Jewel heists. Carlotta wants her 7 precious moonstones with crude magic back before the next blue moon which is not that far away. And she is willing to pay a hefty price. Soon they learn why Alfie kept them apart. It was a terrible prophecy. They also realized a another thief is on the trail-Oscar Ford, one of his dad's college who also wants the money. The stakes are high but will they get the prize or will they lose the 10 million dollar bounty?
BOOK DETAILS:
Author: Jude Watson
Genre: Fiction
Book type: Action, Adventure, and Mystery
Publisher: Scholastic
Publication date: May 26, 2015
Recommended age(s): 8-12
Number of pages: 272
Awards: 2019 Nutmeg
