A Kings Ransom The 39 Clues Cahill..., Jude Watson
A Kings Ransom The 39 Clues Cahill..., Jude Watson
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A King's Ransom (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, Book 2)

Author: Jude Watson

Series: The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers

Narrator: David Pittu

Unabridged: 4 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/06/2011

Synopsis

Amy and Dan are in a race for their lives . . . and the enemy may be even closer than they think.When seven members of their family were kidnapped by a sinister organization known as the Vespers, thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, vowed they'd stop at nothing to bring the hostages home. But then the ransom comes in and the Vespers demand the impossible. Amy and Dan have just days to track down and steal an ancient map. The only catch? No one has seen the map for half a century.Now Amy and Dan are on a desperate search that will lead them to the Nazis, spies, a mad king and some of history's dirtiest secrets. It's the race of their lives . . . and one misstep will mean certain death for the hostages.

About Jude Watson

Jude Watson is the author of six 39 Clues books, Beyond the Grave, In Too Deep, Vespers Rising, A King's Ransom, Nowhere to Run, and Mission Titanic, along with the bestselling Star Wars: Last of the Jedi and Jedi Quest series. As Judy Blundell, she wrote What I Saw and How I Lied, the 2008 winner of The National Book Award for Young People's Literature. She lives in Long Island, New York, with her husband and daughter.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charissa on February 03, 2012

This is one of my favorite books ever! It is full of adventure, suspense and thriller! I totally recommend everyone to read this! Such a masterpiece! Totally worth buying! You can see how faithful and loyal Evan is to Amy, how Dan and Atticus value their friendship and many others! But the last sent......more

Goodreads review by Lila on February 27, 2023

Ahhh the famous Atticus. Boy genius. What is his connection to the Cahills? I have to admit, Mad King's castle - aptly named. Especially with all the running they had to do from Casper and Cheyenne. These two, they're a piece of work. I also want to take a moment to commemorate how hard this all is......more

Goodreads review by Mith on December 13, 2011

I hate, HATE books that are written just for the sake of raking in the money. HATE! Unfortunately, the 39 Clues "franchise" seems to be heading down that path. While I enjoyed the "39 Clues" series, the spin-off series, "Vespers vs. Cahills" is just plain annoying. The plot is stretched beyond reaso......more

Goodreads review by Dimitra on September 05, 2024

this was so fun! But the thing I ADORED as a history enthusiast was the amount of historical info (accurate)! Like our girl COOKED ATE AND LEFT NO CRUMBS An other thing that got me in was how she wrote her sceneries across the whole Europe I literally felt like a tourist in some pages 📸 Overall really f......more

Goodreads review by Ashley W on March 15, 2021

I loved this series so much for the first few books, but it seems like now they just run together. Amy and Dan once again have to go on a super fast-paced quest to locate a rare item for some obscure villain that they really don't know. For the 12th time. Also, they learn more secrets about their dea......more

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