The Queen of Thieves

Johan Rundberg

Stockholm is anticipating the arrival of the famous Vega expedition. At the market in Norrbro, people are crowding around a thrilling knife throwing show. At the orphanage, Mika is worried about two of the children, they have changed and started skipping out on school. She soon realizes that the children are in greater danger than she first thought. Mika must put her own life at risk to save them.

“Rundberg establishes a strong sense of suspense and brings 1880s Sweden to life beautifully… A captivating game of cat and mouse.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Rundberg vividly conveys the part that hope plays in feeding the soul. At the same time, this is a wonderfully eventful, far-fetched mystery, with unpredictable plots, schemes, and a successful get-out-of-jail attempt engineered by a team of juvenile explosive experts–not to mention indomitable Mika and her sidekick, unkempt and unorthodox police detective Hoff.” —The Horn Book (starred review)

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