★ "In this second series entry, as delightfully hilarious and witty as the first, Shenanigan Swift learns she has family in Paris--the Martinet cousins--with whom the English Swifts have long been feuding. [A] comically flamboyant heist mystery." --Kirkus, starred review
Praise for #1
New York Times bestseller,
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels Winner of the Nero Book Award for Children's Fiction
An ALA Notable Book
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Publishers Weekly Flying Start
"Deliciously, quirkily Gothic." --
New York Times Book Review ★ "Knives Out feel by way of Lemony Snicket . . . A mystery that is as clever as its heroine." --
Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Positively writhing with twists." --
Booklist, starred review
★ "Lincoln's love of lexicon shines. A delightful pick for sharp readers enamored of gothic sensibilities and clever prose." --
Shelf Awareness, starred review
★ "The humor and action are spot-on." --
Kirkus, starred review
"Lincoln whips up a witty confection of highly colorful characters, dynamic wordplay, and a plot dense with action, suspense, double-dealing, innovative murder weapons, and a well-orchestrated eleventh-hour reveal." --
The Horn Book Magazine
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The Swifts celebrates the wonders of wordplay and the complexity of identity while serving up a compelling murder mystery and a twisty treasure hunt." --
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