The Curiosity Machine
Billionaire (Archer Legacy) Series
Author: Richard Newsome
Book 6 in the Billionaire (Archer Legacy) series
Pages: 368
Published: 2016
Age: 9+
With the strange plans for an even stranger machine in his possession, along with a coded message from a long-dead castaway that could be the key to unlocking its secrets, Gerald finds himself at the centre of a web of mystery and danger.
Masked gunmen have taken over his luxury yacht. His parents have been kidnapped. And one of his closest friends has betrayed him.
His old enemy Sir Mason Green seems to be pulling all the strings.
Or is he?
Gerald, Ruby, Sam and Felicity take off on their final exciting adventure, from glaciers to jungles and the depths of the Pacific Ocean to an island teeming with the most bizarre creatures on earth.
About the Billionaire (Archer Legacy) Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Billionaire's Curse(2008)
- 2.The Emerald Casket(2010)
- 3.The Mask of Destiny(2011)
- 4.The Crystal Code(2012)
- 5.The House of Puzzles(2014)
- 6.The Curiosity Machine(2016)
Reading age: 9+ years
This series should be read in order.
"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.