The billionaire's curse by Richard Newsome
Text Publishing. ISBN 9781921520570.
(Age 10+) Recommended. A rollicking whodunit with Gerald
Wilkins as the hero. His English great
aunt, whom he has never
met is dead and has left Gerald twenty
billion pounds! He and his parents
travel in a private jet to England where, following the funeral, his
mother and
father conveniently go holidaying in his great aunt's private jet while
Gerald
is caught up in the mystery of the theft of the world's most valuable
diamond. With his new friends Ruby and
Sam whom he met at the British Museum, a fascinating search for the
diamond
ensues. Gerald and the twins follow the
mystery through an unused train station, an unusual old bookshop, to a
tower of
a ruined church and finally to the crypt at Avonleigh.
There awaits the priceless diamond protected
by deadly booby traps!
The story
envelopes the reader who joins in the search for the villain. It's an
exciting and entertaining read.
The font enables the reader to read easily
and quickly.
Sue Nosworthy