Diamond Palace

London, 2851. While the city is buzzing with excitement for the World’s Fair, to be held in the imposing Diamond Palace, young detective Sam Morgan is tasked with solving a very delicate case. Someone has tried to poison Lady Birdwhistle. Discretion is essential, because the elderly heiress’s past is buried with secrets that must not come to light. To get close to the woman, Sam is forced to turn to Sybil, the petulant fortune teller who reads cards right in front of his office on Regent Street…

YA audiences will love the mix of genres in this novel. The futuristic and retro atmospheres of a fog-shrouded London, the sumptuous Victorian dresses, and the puffs of steam emitted by prodigious flying machines. The detective story, full of surprises and twists, is complemented by a delightful romance, in which the bickering between the protagonists slowly gives way to attraction.