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"Entertaining detective story set in the mean streets of a very different world"
October 2021 Debut of the Month
If Raymond Chandler had set out to write a fantasy crime thriller for young people, starring dragons, werewolves and vampires, the result may well have been something like Rita Wong and the Jade Mask. A hidden door in Morecambe leads Rita into a strange and different world where she makes friends with Lester Thyme, a shambling but friendly dragon.
Lester is job hunting, but we quickly realise that he has an exceptional talent for detective work. Soon the two friends are working together as private detectives to solve a series of thefts of valuable objects. The criminal is clearly a master of his trade - can Lester and Rita break the case? In Lester’s world, pretty well anything can happen, but our two heroes proceed as methodically as you’d expect, and this is a proper detective story.
The relationship between Rita and Lester is lots of fun, and the setting provides opportunities galore for adventure not to mention eye-catching scenes and characters. Will Thyme and Wong return to crack another case? Let’s hope so!
Rita Wong leads an ordinary existence sipping hot chocolate in Morecambe until one winter morning a dragon called Lester Thyme crosses her path. He takes her to Neon City where the streets are dark with magic, crime, werewolves and vampires.
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Rita Wong leads an ordinary existence sipping hot chocolate in Morecambe until one winter morning a dragon called Lester Thyme crosses her path. He takes her to Neon City where the streets are dark with magic, crime, werewolves and vampires.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Rita Wong and the Jade Mask and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Rita Wong and the Jade Mask features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Featured Books for 9+ readers
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
Rita Wong and the Jade Mask was written by Mark Jones and published by Everything With Words
Rita Wong and the Jade Mask has 289 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.
