Holly Webb 
The Case of the Vanishing Emerald 

From best-selling author Holly Webb comes a brand new series full of mystery and intrigue following the adventures of a very determined heroine and her dog! Holly Webb fans will be thrilled to pieces to discover the adventures of Maisie Hitchins, the pluckiest little detective in Victorian London. Maisie Hitchins lives in her grandmother’s boarding house, longing for adventure. She idolizes the famous detective, Gilbert Carrington, and follows his every case. Together, with her faithful pup Eddie, Maisie is determined to follow even the slightest scent of a mystery no matter what! Maisie can’t help listening in when the famed star of the stage, Sarah Massey, visits a friend at the boarding house. Sarah is distraught her beau, a mysterious young man, gave her a priceless emerald necklace, and it’s now missing! Maisie is instantly intrigued, and decides to investigate the theatre. But nothing is what it seems in this world of make-believe…

About the author

Marion Lindsay studied at Cambridge School of Art, graduating in 2010 with a master’s degree in children’s book illustration.