When Max is sent to Istanbul to stay with her boring Great Aunt-Elodie,little does she expect to be plunged into a thrilling nighttimeadventure across Europe. Max must find her feet in a whirlingworld of would-be diamond smugglers, thieves and undercover detectives. Will she discover the real diamond thief before they reachtheir destination?

The author of "Erica's Elephant" and "The Bookshop Girl" offers a compelling and evocative story in which a diamond goes missing on a train journey across Europe, challenging Max to find the thief before she reaches her destination.