The brand new, read-in-one-sitting, packed-with-twists mystery from bestselling Lisa Thompson.
Todd and Laurie’s dad is either on top of the world, taking them on fun adventures, or down in the depths and sleeping all the time.
In the middle of the night, he bundles them into the car and drives to them to the Paradise Hotel. He paints a picture of a luxurious mansion surrounded by acres of land – a golf course, a swanky swimming pool, a grand ballroom, firework displays. The reality is a rundown dump – and the disappointment means Dad takes to his bed.
Todd and Laurie discover the unsolved mystery of a famous novelist vanishing from her room on the top floor of the hotel. Rumour has it that she hid a priceless manuscript somewhere in the building, and set some fiendish clues that would reveal its whereabouts. Can the kids crack the case and find the prize?
