Twelve Minutes to Midnight (The Penelope Tredwell Mysteries), by Christopher Edge
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Penelope Tredwell is the feisty thirteen-year-old orphan heiress of Victorian Britain's bestselling magazine, the Penny Dreadful. Her spine-chilling tales--concealed under the pen name Montgomery Finch--are gripping the public. One day she receives a letter from the governor of the Bedlam madhouse requesting Finch's help to investigate the asylum's strange goings-on. Every night at precisely twelve minutes to midnight, the inmates all begin feverishly writing-incoherent ramblings that Penelope quickly realizes are frightening visions of the century to come. But what is causing this phenomenon? In the first book of this smart new series, Penelope is drawn into a thrilling mystery more terrifying than anything she could ever imagine!
Twelve Minutes to Midnight (The Penelope Tredwell Mysteries), by Christopher Edge- Amazon Sales Rank: #328089 in Books
- Brand: Edge, Christopher
- Published on: 2015-03-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.10" h x .80" w x 5.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 256 pages
From Booklist *Starred Review* Thirteen-year-old Penelope Tredwell is the secret author of spine-tingling suspense stories—under the pen name Montgomery Flinch—that thrill the readers of the 1899 London magazine she inherited from her parents. Her imagination, writing skills, and business management of her deceased parents’ pulp monthly are impressive, yet a publicity stunt nearly brings the entire London literary world to a crashing halt after she hires an actor to give a public reading as Flinch. But the stakes rise even higher: after the inmates at Bedlam begin frantic, mysterious automatic writing at 12 minutes to midnight every night, the warden recruits Penelope and the actor posing as Flinch to investigate. The inmates write strange, fractured phrases, such as “Sputnik”; “at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina”; and “the Eagle has landed.” Soon, clever Penelope discovers a plot to poison the inmates of Bedlam with spider venom in order to see the future. As if that were not enough, Penelope and Flinch also manage to rescue H. G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the entire reading public of London from a villainous young widow and scholar of arachnids. Debut author Edge has created an excellent mystery in a league with Jonathan Stroud’s Bartimaeus, Philip Pullman’s Sally Lockhart, and Eleanor Updale’s Montmorency series. Grades 4-7. --Francisca Goldsmith
Review ". . . the descriptions of Victorian London are vivid without being overwhelming, and the storytelling has a direct, focused clip, making this a possible candidate for readers just delving into historical mysteries." The Bulletin of The Center for Children's Books, April 2014"Edge successfully delivers his own penny dreadful in the riveting style of a Victorian mystery. Original, chilling, atmospheric mystery with a heroine of remarkable mettle." Kirkus Reviews, January 15, 2014"Debut author Edge has created an excellent mystery in a league with Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus, Philip Pullman's Sally Lockhart, and Eleanor Updale's Montgomery series." Starred Review, Booklist, February 15, 2014
From the Inside Flap Penelope Tredwell, author, editor, and sole proprietor of The Penny Dreadful, Victorian London's bestselling magazine, is called on to solve the mystery of a strange phenomenon occurring in a madhouse.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. First completed read of 2012 and it's going to be hard to live up to it. This was incredible! By Danielle M. Smith After inheriting a newspaper empire, thirteen year old Penelope Tredwell does what any inquisitive thirteen year old would do...she goes into the family business, incognito. Writing under the name Montgomery Flinch, no one in the greater London area has any idea that their recent reading obsession comes by way of Penelope herself. Her tales of terror and mystery have a larger audience than almost any publication and it grows daily. When Montgomery Flinch's presence is requested at a local insane asylum, Bedlam, Penny sees this as her next big story. Little does Penny know but within the walls of Bedlam she may discover more than she bargained for and it may leave her as mad as the residents she finds herself intrigued with.Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge was my first completed read of 2012 and I'm having a hard time finding anything that holds a candle to it's brilliance. For a middle grade fiction novel from a debut author this was completely unexpected. Twelve Minutes to Midnight was the first middle grade novel since reading Juniper Berry by MP Kozlowsky that I felt truly tackled the more inquisitive and thrill seeking minds of young readers. This will be the perfect read for young readers who may be looking to young adult books, but are not quite ready for the "relationship" aspects found in that genre. Not only that, but I'm positive they won't be able to put Twelve Minutes to Midnight down until they discover what's behind the creepy occurrences at Bedlam.Not only is Twelve Minutes to Midnight perfect for young readers, but truly anyone who is looking for an extremely well written thrilling mystery. Initially I was drawn to the story because of the setting. Yes, I'm completely enthralled with stories that involve Victorian Britain coupled with a bit of mystery. Because of that I think steampunk fans will thoroughly enjoy this story. Obviously the setting, including the incorporation of an insane asylum, lends itself to the creepiness factor and I will fully admit to be terrified a few times during my nighttime readings. It was fantastic!Each of the characters in the story were wonderful, especially the leading lady. Penny was the perfect inquisitive thirteen year old. The time in which she was growing up wasn't one in which many female authors were looked kindly upon and women in general certainly didn't have much business being involved in the affairs of typically male roles. So to have Penny assert herself as the editor in chief, writer and many other positions at the Penny Dreadful was something of a stretch for her, but it was handled perfectly. Penny was obstinate at times, but also knew when to step back. Of course she still managed to get herself as well as her good friend, Alfie, into quite a bit of trouble while snooping around for her stories. It also must be said that the actor Penny hires to "play the part" of Montgomery Flinch is perfect! His cowardice and neediness is so contrary to the role he's playing that you can't help but be annoyed and laugh all at the same time. It also creates the perfect conflict when they Penny and Monty make an appearance at Bedlam. All of these characters as well as the occasional appearance of a famous author here and there (Sir Conan Doyle for one) make for a marvelous cast that have you flipping the pages until the very end.Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge is my first "must-read" of 2012 and will continue to be one that other middle grade novels will be held up against. Christopher Edge has proven that he not only knows how to enthrall young and old readers alike, but that he also has an incredible ability to capture a time period so perfectly that readers will become lost within it's pages. Penelope Tredwell is a character to be reckoned with. Her courage and determination often lead her into sticky situations but her inquisitive nature always leads her to the answers she's searching for. Twelve Minutes to Midnight is a mystery that has readers guessing all the way to the last page and is filled with just enough creepiness to make the story one that's best read during the day...or night depending on which you prefer. I'll be eagerly anticipating and hoping for another installment in Penny's story, but until then Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge may just need another read through!Originally reviewed and copyrighted at my site There's A Book.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very entertaining, but strains credulity towards the end By Marcus Andrews I liked just about everything about "Twelve Minutes to Midnight" up until the last few chapters. The protagonist, Penelope Tredwell should appeal equally to both younger readers and adults, and the basic set-up -- that of a brilliant 13 year-old heiress who writes wildly popular pulp stories under a pseudonym in late 19th-century London -- is inventive and full of promise. The premise of the book, which involves investigating nefarious goings-on at the infamous "Bedlam" hospital, is also laudable, as are the subsidiary characters, most notably Monty -- he's a hoot.However, towards the end of the book the story takes off on a very strange and incongruous tangent, with Penelope making assumptions that seemed (to me, at least) unsupported by logic and taking risks that seemed (again, in my opinion) to be at odds with the personality so well established in the first half of the book. The climax (which is more than a bit mind-bending) required more willing suspension of disbelief than I could muster. It was disappointing to have come so far with Miss Tredwell -- and enjoyed the trip -- only to have the story change course and veer off into paranormal territory. However, there are probably a great many readers would disagree with me on this.The writing too is quite good, with clever dialogue and rich descriptions. I do wish that the writer hadn't worked quite so hard to capture the elaborate sentence construction of Victorian-era writers. He's very talented, but the story would flow even better if he were to "dial it back" just a bit.Despite my criticisms, I'm glad I read "Twelve Minutes to Midnight," and will probably seek out this writer's other books in the future.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. You will be surprised at where this book ends! By Dad of Divas Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge was an impressive read and was probably the first book by this author that I had ever read. While the book itself was geared toward middle school age readers, I still found it to be enjoyable and that there was plenty of action, mystery and intrigue to capture the attention of this age reader too. What I loved about this was the setting itself. The author, I felt, did a great job at creating the world around and inside of the Asylum. As a reader you get drawn in and you start to lose yourself in the story and the environment. Because of this, you will be kept engaged and wondering what will come next, or at least I did. In the end the author has set the stage well for a series and you will be surprised at where this book ends!*I received this for review - all opinions are my own*
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