Curiosity and investigation
Oliver investigates a stolen sacred carpet and a friend’s disappearance, seeking answers about a secret brotherhood and an ancient secret.
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Paul Haven - Author
This is a child-centred mystery adventure involving a stolen sacred carpet, a missing friend, a secret brotherhood and a centuries-old secret in war-torn Balabad.
Welcome to Balabad, birthplace of the international secret society known as the Brotherhood of Arachosia. And rumored hiding place of the grandest riches the world has ever known. Balabad is also the country Oliver Finch calls home ever since his father was reassigned to this dull, war-torn dust bowl.Each day runs into the next for Oliver until a 500-year-old sacred carpet is stolen. Then one of the few friends he has disappears. Oliver is determined to figure out what exactly is going on. But in order to do that he'll have consult with a one-eyed warrior, track down the far-flung members of the Brotherhood, and unlock a centuries-old secret! Suddenly, life in Balabad for Oliver has become a whole lot more interesting . . . and dangerous.From the Hardcover edition.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a child-centred mystery adventure involving a stolen sacred carpet, a missing friend, a secret brotherhood and a centuries-old secret in war-torn Balabad.
Oliver investigates a stolen sacred carpet and a friend’s disappearance, seeking answers about a secret brotherhood and an ancient secret.
The setting is described as war-torn, and the plot includes theft, disappearance, danger and pursuit.
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