The Billionaire's Curse
by Richard Newsome (Author)
Someone has stolen the world's most valuable diamond and a constable lies unconscious in the British Museum, two sedative darts protruding from his backside. Not something Gerald Wilkins knows or cares anything about.
Not until he finds himself on a private luxury jet heading for London to attend the funeral of a great aunt he has never met. Not until he inherits her estate, worth twenty billion pounds. Not until he opens a bundle of envelopes from his dead great aunt.
Was she murdered? Who stole the diamond? And what is the mysterious casket that everyone seems to be looking for? With the help of the Valentine twins, the rat-fearing Sam and the gymnastic champ Ruby, Gerald's got a mystery to solve. A mystery that will take them into secret passageways, a musty bookshop, an ancient crypt, a ruined tower and a colossal cavern where the secret of a priceless treasure lies protected by deadly booby traps.
Recognition: Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing (2008); NSW Premier's Literary Awards nominee (2008); Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature (2008); ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children nominee (2010); Esther Glen Award (2010)
Not until he finds himself on a private luxury jet heading for London to attend the funeral of a great aunt he has never met. Not until he inherits her estate, worth twenty billion pounds. Not until he opens a bundle of envelopes from his dead great aunt.
Was she murdered? Who stole the diamond? And what is the mysterious casket that everyone seems to be looking for? With the help of the Valentine twins, the rat-fearing Sam and the gymnastic champ Ruby, Gerald's got a mystery to solve. A mystery that will take them into secret passageways, a musty bookshop, an ancient crypt, a ruined tower and a colossal cavern where the secret of a priceless treasure lies protected by deadly booby traps.
Recognition: Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing (2008); NSW Premier's Literary Awards nominee (2008); Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature (2008); ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children nominee (2010); Esther Glen Award (2010)
Billionaire (Archer Legacy) Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: Billionaire (Archer Legacy)Reading level: 11+
Books in series: 4
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Tags: adventure action comedy & humour mystery friendship culture
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. The Billionaire's Curse (2008)2. The Emerald Casket (2010)
3. The Mask of Destiny (2011)
4. The Crystal Code (2012)