Judith Rossell

Maggie Fishbone wird auf das Midwatch-Institut für unerwünschte Mädchen geschickt. Doch Maggie stellt bald fest, dass das Institut nicht der schreckliche Ort ist, für den ihn alle halten. Im Gegenteil: The Midwatch heißt die verstoßenen Mädchen willkommen und ermutigt sie, ihre Talente einzusetzen.

High on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of Withering-by-Sea stands the Hotel Majestic. Inside the walls of the damp, dull hotel, eleven-year-old orphan Stella Montgomery leads a miserable life with her three dreadful Aunts.

Stella Montgomery is in disgrace. The Aunts have sent her to Wakestone Hall, a grim boarding school where the disobedient are tamed and the wilful are made meek. But when a friend disappears, Stella is determined to find her -- no matter the danger ...

When Stella Montgomery returned to the Hotel Majestic cold and wet but exhilarated by adventure, the Aunts were furious. Now they are sending Stella away to the old family home at Wormwood Mire, where she must live with two strange cousins and their governess.

A whimsical, adventure-filled mystery about a young orphan at the edge of society who finds herself at the center of a city's secrets. For fans of The Swifts and A Series of Unfortunate Events.