The Fourth Ruby (Section 13 Book 2)

Jack and Gwen are back in this dynamic follow-up to The Lost Property Office . It's been a year since Jack Buckles discovered the Keep beneath Baker Street, an underground tower no Section Thirteen was ever supposed to see; a year since his dad fell into a coma. Nothing has been the same since. Jack's tracker abilities are on the fritz, Gwen's not speaking to him and, what's worse, there's a pounding voice in his head calling for "the flame." Then, Jack and Gwen are framed for the theft of a historic crown jewel—the Black Prince's Ruby, one of three cursed rubies said to bring knowledge, loyalty, and the command of nations to whomever wields them all. Now, they must retrieve the other jewels before the true thief does, or risk unleashing a reign of terror unlike anything history's ever seen. Jack and Gwen are back in this dynamic follow-up to The Lost Property Office . The chase to recover some of the Crown Jewels, specifically the infamous cursed ruby named for Edward the Black Prince, son of King Edward III, leads Jack and Gwen deep into the strange world of tunnels, cathedrals, and river systems beneath London to find the Thieves Guild, then back along the jewels journey through the royal houses of Europe to its origin at a forgotten mine in India. Jack Buckles, A Thirteenth-generation Tracker Whose Senses Are On The Fritz, And Gwen Kincaid, A Clerk Hoping To Become An Apprentice Quartermaster, Are Framed For Stealing A Legendary Jewel--one Of A Set Of Rubies Thought To Bring The Owner Loyalty, Knowledge, And Power--and They Must Locate The Remaining Rubies Before The Thief Does Or Risk His Unleashing A Reign Of Terror Worse Than Genghis Khan's.