The Billionaire's Curse: The Billionaire Trilogy Book 1

Winner of the 2010 LIANZA, Esther Glen Award for Children's Fiction and Shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry and the NSW Premier's Literary Awards.

Gerald has just become the richest thirteen-year-old on the planet, the world's most valuable diamond has been stolen, and it seems there has been a murder. Now Gerald's life is in danger. But who can he trust?

When the Valentine twins, the rat-fearing Sam and the gymnastic Ruby, rescue Gerald from the clutches of the sinister thin man they set off to solve the mystery of the stolen diamond. It's an adventure that takes them into secret passageways, a musty bookshop, an ancient crypt, the tower of a ruined church and a colossal cavern where the secret of a priceless treasure lies protected by deadly booby traps.

The Billionaire's Curse is the first book of The Billionaire Trilogy.

'Engaging, endearing and a charmingly retro who-dun-it, The Billionaire's Curse is a first-rate adventure, with plenty of humour, suspense and wonderful writing... Junior fiction readers who enjoy Famous-Five style thrillers will be delighted with this spirited and comical romp...' Independent Weekly