The Case of the Chaos Monster: An Elemental Detectives Adventure

A stunningly imagined, action-packed fantasy adventure for fans of Nevermoor, Neverwhere, and Mortal Engines, from bestselling and award-winning author Patrice Lawrence.

“A beautifully written book, bristling with magic, set in an ancient London filled with dragons, ghosts, water spirits, and a mysterious, creeping sleeping-sickness that must be fought by the brave young heroes. I loved it.” —Cressida Cowell, Children’s Laureate & author of How to Train Your Dragon.

Step into a London lit up by the Elemental spirits: the fiery Dragons, the airy Fumis, the watery Chads, and the earthbound Magogs.

Marisee and Robert—the Elemental Detectives—are back to solve another mystery on the streets of eighteenth-century London. An orchestra explodes in Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens and suddenly the music of London disappears… and a terrifying monster stirs off the Greenwich peninsula, threatening to trample London underfoot.

The detectives must track down the thief behind the music’s disappearance—via the Whispering Gallery of St Paul’s Cathedral, a windmill-with-teeth on the Isle of Dogs, and the dark streets of Soho… where a shadowy villain and his mechanical animal spies live.

• Big, bold, future classic storytelling for a new generation.
• A London where magic sparks just beneath the surface—this book is set to ignite young imaginations.
• The second book in a major new series.