Katie Watson Mysteries in Time

Journey to the past with Katie Watson on this first 'Mystery in Time' Adventure! Eleven-year-old Katie is sure her summer is doomed. Sheltered because of her injuries from a horse riding accident, she longs to break free on an adventure like the ones in her favorite detective novels. Instead, she's stuck with Nan and Pop whose idea of adventure is touring National Trust properties. But when, Katie discovers a secret chamber in Otterly Manor with a magical painting, she falls, literally, into a perilous adventure beyond her imagination. Whisked back in time to the reign of James I, Katie makes fast friends with Sophia, a mature, twelve-year-old ward of Earl Buckville, Lord of Otterly Manor. With Sophia's help, Katie learns to navigate her strange new world of lace ruffs, prim manners and strange superstitions. But, Sophia and Katie's fun soon plummets into danger when murder strikes at Otterly Manor. With the murderer on the loose and Sophia's family threatened, can Katie prove her detective skills before life at Otterly Manor is, ruined forever? Could succeeding cost her the chance of getting back home? Sherlock Holmes meets Shakespeare in this time-travel murder mystery with a twist of magic. This action-packed journey highlights the power of bravery and sacrifice when motivated by friendship. Readers of historical adventures, mysteries and horse stories will find delicious surprises in store.

This second book in the Katie Watson Mysteries in Time series whisks readers, along with Katie and her cousin Imogen, back in time to the wild American frontier of 1828. In a world teeming with dangers, from renegade Indian warriors to horse thieves and bandits, Katie and Imogen team up with a young half-Cherokee Indian Wattie to survive. But, Wattie's village is under attack, and at the heart of the Cherokees' troubles is a stolen stone: the legendary Serpent Stone. Embarking on a dangerous river voyage to solve the mystery of the stone could save Wattie's home. But, Katie has a hunch that the quest might also lead her to discover, who is behind the time-portal paintings.

"I would just have to wait and watch for a sign, a flicker, a whisper of magic, and hope that when it came, I would be ready." Time travel is never simple. At least that's what Katie's previous two experiences have taught her. When magic strikes a third time on Christmas Eve, Katie and her cousin Imogen are hurled back to the sooty streets of Victorian London where secrets lurk in alleyways and mysteries chug from chimney pots. A famous painting has been stolen from St Paul's Cathedral. Cracking the case could lead Katie to solve her biggest mystery of all: the reason for her time-traveling gift and the missing woman who gave it to her. Should the elusive thief get the better of her, Katie too could become lost in Time forever.