Freya's Gold

LoveReading4Kids Says

Atmospheric, with a twisty, compulsive plot that’s easy to become immersed in, Fiona Longmuir’s Freya’s Gold is Middle Grade mystery fiction at its best.

“The cliffs of Edge were riddled with caves, some burrowing into secret smugglers’ passages in town…They made sound travel strangely on the beaches, snippets of conversation floating to you even when no one was around – soft moans disappearing into the misty air”. So the sense of mystery and menace is set near the start of this story, when Freya and her best friend Lin are exploring for treasure on the beach. Legend has it that the caves and tunnels around these parts conceal long-hidden smugglers’ gold, and then a class trip to a local lighthouse ignites Freya’s interest in the legend of a pirate who’d washed up here with a diamond.

At the same time, a new guest at her granny's B&B sparks Freya’s suspicion, and fires up her sleuthing skills. Strangely, Ms Oleander “hardly seemed to spend any time at the B&B at all, and Freya hadn’t seen her in town or on the beaches. The only place she had spotted Ms Oleander so far was outside the town hall”. Turns out, the seaside town of Edge is under serious threat, and time is running out. Can Freya find the secret treasure to save it?

With a fabulous sense of place, and characters readers will relate to, Freya’s Gold tackles real-life redevelopment issues faced by small communities alongside being a thrilling shiver- me-timbers adventure story — think The Goonies set in a British seaside town.

Joanne Owen

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