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No Escape
A claustrophobic, closed-room Gothic horror
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This isn't just a puzzle. It's a lethal game of survive or die ... Estranged twins Mabel and Kai each receive an unexpected invitation to stay for a week at their grandfather's Parisian chateau. Neither remembers meeting their grandfather, and neither had any idea that he...
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Estranged twins Mabel and Kai are pitted against each other to solve a deadly mystery set by their elusive grandfather ... but time is running out and there can only be one survivor.
Perfect for fans of The Inheritance Games and Wednesday, this is a dark and claustrophobic Gothic horror where no one is safe.
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Description
This isn't just a puzzle. It's a lethal game of survive or die ...
Estranged twins Mabel and Kai each receive an unexpected invitation to stay for a week at their grandfather's Parisian chateau. Neither remembers meeting their grandfather, and neither had any idea that he was still alive.
The author of a notoriously difficult puzzle book, their grandfather is bed bound and dying. His last wish? For Mabel and Kai to solve it. The prize: unimaginable riches. The catch? They are trapped in the house until one of them wins ... or dies trying.
Their only other hope for escape is a mysterious student who has been working for their grandfather and seems to have eyes for both twins. But the walls are closing in and the contest takes darker and darker turns towards the supernatural. In this deadly game, there can only be one winner.
Perfect for fans of The Inheritance Games and Wednesday.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781804536216
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books
Audience: Children, Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 227g
Pages: 320
About the Author
M.A. Bennett was born in the north of England to an English mother and a Venetian father. She loved history so much she studied it at four different universities. She also studied art and worked as an illustrator, an actress and a film reviewer. Now she has her dream job of being a writer and her books have been translated into more than 20 languages. She lives in London - the home of Greenwich Meantime - with one husband, two children and three cats.
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