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After the untimely death of their beloved Aunt Gisela in a poisoned marzipan cake, twins Greta and Feliks are sent to the infamous Schwartzgarten Reformatory for misfit children. Their prospects appear bleak—until they are rescued by the glamorous and affluent author Olga Van Veenen. While the twins accept her help, a lingering sense of doubt creeps in, suggesting Olga’s motives may not be entirely sincere.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Christopher William Hill
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