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1y
Phyllis Wong and the Forgotten Secrets of Mr Okyto
Crows Nest
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Allen and Unwin
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2012
Z1881116
2012
single work
children's fiction
children's
detective
mystery
Conjuring is in Phyllis Wong's veins. It was passed down from her great-grandfather who, before his mysterious disappearance, was one of the world's most brilliant and successful magicians. Now Phyllis lives in what was his grand old home, converted into a number of apartments, in the middle of the city with her father and her loyal dog Daisy. When a series of incomprehensible robberies takes place in the city, Phyllis realises there is much more to the crimes than meets the eye. It may be baffling her friend Chief Inspector Inglis, but Phyllis is determined to find out more. Who is this thief? What does he want? And how is he achieving the impossible? (libraries Australia).
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2y
Phyllis Wong and the Return of the Conjuror
Crows Nest
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Allen and Unwin
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2014
7637479
2014
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Someone has sold a number of incredibly valuable first editions of Shakespeare's collected plays at the antique auction house The House of Wendlebury and Chief Inspector Inglis suspects foul play. These rare First Folios are in mint condition, but are not forgeries. Where on earth could they have come from? Has a crime been committed?
'Luckily Phyllis Wong is on the case. But when a famously lost Shakespearean play is scheduled to be auctioned, Phyllis suspects villainy which is seeping into today from the seventeenth century. How can she convince Chief Inspector Inglis what's going on? Surely this is something that has to be seen to be believed? As Phyllis herself says: 'Fasten your seatbelts, ladies and gentlemen – the ride will get bumpy!'
'An intriguing story about a young magician with a talent for deduction from the author of the bestselling Cairo Jim Chronicles.' (Publication summary)
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3y
Phyllis Wong and the Waking of the Wizard
Crows Nest
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Allen and Unwin
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2015
8344463
2015
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Phyllis Wong, that brilliant young magician and clever sleuth, is confronted with a quest which began in the time of her great-grandfather, Wallace Wong, Conjuror of Wonder!
'Is it possible that one of the greatest myths of time could be more than a story? Could it be that one of the most mysterious figures from History can be found? Phyllis hopes desperately that this might be so, for only a figure this magical could possibly hope to thwart The Great Whimpering - the ending of the world as we have come to know it!
'The third astonishing mystery starring Phyllis Wong from the ever-scrawling pen nib of that tireless author, Geoffrey McSkimming.' (Publication summary)
