Questers Academy: The Box of Locks

About this book

Tom feels unsettled when he moves with his family from rural Wales to London, but everything changes when he meets Leesha on the steps of the Natural History Museum. Leesha attends the top secret Questers Academy, where she’s training to become a protector of magical and mythical artefacts. She tells Tom that a ruthless gang of thieves, known as Hemlock, is hunting for the Box of Locks, a mysterious wooden chest, believed to contain the powerful Doom Stone. The box is protected by 30 separate locks, which must be opened in sequence, but Hemlock already has 29 of the keys and will stop at nothing to find the box and its final key. 

As they plunge headlong into a fast-paced, magical adventure, Tom and Leesha must work together to follow clues, solve riddles and decipher codes. Their quest takes them to hidden parts of London, where danger lurks around every corner. Tom’s extraordinary memory for faces proves invaluable as they try to stay one step ahead of the Hemlock agents, but time is running out.   

This superb first instalment of a new adventure series seamlessly blends history, magic, friendship and courage to create a thrilling page-turner.