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The Mask of Destiny
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The Mask of Destiny

Billionaire (Archer Legacy) Series

Author: Richard Newsome

Book 3 in the Billionaire (Archer Legacy) series

Pages: 352

Published: 2011

Age: 11+

The police have finally caught the evil murderer Sir Mason Green. The third casket and whatever treasure it contains can remain a secret just as the Fraternity wished. And Gerald can relax and enjoy his billions. Or can he?

At his trial, Green drops dead in the dock. Forensics show he was poisoned by a dart - and Gerald's DNA is on the blowgun. Then a mysterious cat woman steals the ruby, the key to the third casket. A mysterious woman with a store of poison darts, who happens to be Sir Mason Green's niece, Charlotte.

Now Gerald is on the run, with Ruby and Sam, wanted for murder. Can they beat Charlotte to the ruby casket and prove that she killed Green? It's a quest that takes them to caverns beneath the island castle of Mont St Michel in France, locked rooms in the Vatican and the ancient hidden city of Delphi in Greece to discover the secret of the three caskets and the great power they hold.

About the Billionaire (Archer Legacy) Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.The Billionaire's Curse(2008)
  2. 2.The Emerald Casket(2010)
  3. 3.The Mask of Destiny(2011)
  4. 4.The Crystal Code(2012)
  5. 5.The House of Puzzles(2014)
  6. 6.The Curiosity Machine(2016)

Reading age: 9+ years

This series should be read in order.

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"Hello, Gerald. I hope this isn't too weird for you - a letter from beyond the grave! By now you are my heir and worth a good deal of money. I hope you don't mind . . . I expect you've figured out that I was murdered. I would like you to find out who did it."

Gerald Wilkins never considered himself a particularly exceptional thirteen-year-old. But that was before he inherited twenty billion pounds, a Caribbean island, a yacht, and three estates from a great-aunt he never knew. With this fortune, however, comes a letter. One from his great-aunt Geraldine. One that tells Gerald that she was murdered, and that it's up to him to find out why.

Now he’s got a mystery to solve. With the help of his new friends, Sam and Ruby Valentine, Gerald follows the clues into secret passageways, a musty jumbled bookshop, an ancient crypt and a colossal cavern where the secret of a priceless treasure lies protected by deadly booby traps.

This series of irresistible adventure stories features an array of curious characters, ancient folklore and Lots of Indiana Jones-style action. Young and not-so-young adults, get ready to stay up late...

Note: In some countries, this series is called the Archer Legacy.