From the bestselling author of Darwin’s Dragons

comes a high-stakes aquatic adventure, perfect for fans of The

Murderer’s Ape!

England, 1893, and aquarium fever is at its height.

Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton

aquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris.

The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever. Discovering

a talent for art, Vinnie begins to draw the extraordinary

beast.

She soon realises she can communicate with the octopus through

colour and - as a gripping mystery begins to unfold -

discovers what true courage really means …

The second middle-grade historical adventure by critically

acclaimed Lindsay Galvin, author of Darwin’s Dragons

A gripping Victorian mystery with a touching connection

between a young girl and an octopus at its heart

Strong STEM and natural history themes with an underwater

twist

Effortlessly blends exciting adventure with a rip-roaring

historical mystery and non-fiction elements

PRAISE FOR DARWIN’S DRAGONS:

‘A striking and original adventure … just the sort of story

I love.’ EMMA CARROLL

‘WHAT a voyage! [Darwin’s Dragons] is everything

you hope it will be …’ LUCY STRANGE

‘[A] beautifully fictionalised story’ THE TELEGRAPH