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Grace Cahill’s dying wish thrusts her grandchildren into a perilous treasure hunt: gather 39 hidden clues to locate the Cahill family’s legendary secret, or settle for a million dollars. As the heirs track the clues, Amy and Dan wrestle with family loyalty, inheritance rights, and the mystery of their parents’ disappearance. The race to unearth the power that once bound figures from Napoleon to Houdini pushes them into dangerous adventures across the globe.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Rick Riordan
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