The Mapmakers – Tamzin Merchant

Her mind should have been completely concentrating on hats. But whenever it got a chance, it strayed once again to her father’s map and its riddle. As she suggested Fabula petals for decorating the brim of a Storytelling Tricorn, her mind drifted to where the spot marked X might be; had she overlooked a tavern

Danger at Dead Man’s Pass – M G Leonard & Sam Sedgman

Ben looked from Uncle Nat to Hal. Hal stared down at the letter in his hands. A puzzling death. A curse. A missing will. Adopting a disguise. He could feel his heart beating. He handed back the letter. He’d made up his mind. ‘Of course I want to come.’ ‘Has there been a crime?’ Ben