Della Mortika 3: The Circus of Secrets

By Geraldine F Martin

Fleeing from the disastrous Library of Wonder fire, which had destroyed their previous home, the Della Morte sisters and their friend Charlie are adopted by a travelling circus which has camped in Melbourne in 1888. The friends settle in, learning new skills and meeting new people. That is, until the circus is bought by a mysterious Melbourne business man. Slowly, things start to change for Abigail, Beatrix, Zarah and Charlie. So much so that their initial feelings of safety start to dissolve. A failed abduction attempt confirms their suspicions and they now enter into an investigation of the goings-on at the circus. Someone wants the friends under his, or her, control.

Why? Who? Is it the new owner? Is it to do with their captured parents? And most importantly, will they ever see their parents again?

Book Three in the Della Mortika Steampunk Adventures series

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Nov 24, 2021
• ISBN: 9781922565839

Geraldine F Martin

Geraldine F Martin was born in Melbourne and has lived most of her adult life in the Canberra region where she raised three children, worked in public service and designed hats and quilts. These days she writes stories and scripts with her two cats in her studio, which is located right in the centre of her garden in the country. She and her daughter Marisa co-created the Della Morte Sisters and are in the middle of bringing them to life through writing, animation and film. This is her second DellaMortika novel. The first, Voyage to the Antipodes, was published in 2014.

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