The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues

<p><b>Sequel to the <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling <i>The Swifts</i> - a gleeful gothic mystery perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Robin Stevens.</b><br><br>Shenanigan Swift hates burglars . . .<br><br>So when the famous criminal gang Ouvolpo target Swift House and swap a valuable painting for an exploding inflatable bird, Shenanigan sets off in pursuit, determined to make them pay<br><br>The trail leads to Paris, home of her eccentric French cousins, the Martinets. The two sides of the Family have been squabbling for centuries, but when a body is discovered at the scene of Ouvolpo's latest robbery, the quarrelsome cousins must join forces to solve the mystery<br><br>Did Ouvolpo kill hotel caretaker Bernard? Why is Uncle Maelstrom wearing an earring again? And what does it all have to do with a disappearing clown<br><br>Can Shenanigan uncover the answers and set right a century-old injustice? Or will she be left adrift as her Family pulls itself apart?<br><br><b><i>The Swifts</i> won the 2023 Nero Children’s Fiction Award</b><b> and the Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award, and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal.</b></p>