The World-Famous Nine

Zander is determined to save his grandmother's nineteen-story out-of-this-world department store from evil forces in this thrilling mystery duology from award-winning author Ben Guterson.

Zander Olinga's grandmother is the owner of the fabled World-Famous Nine, the spectacular nineteen-story department plaza. The Nine, as it's called, has everything from a massive Ferris wheel on its rooftop, monorail tracks suspended from its ceiling to 25 glass elevators. But there is something evil looming in the shadows and strange accidents start befalling the guests. When Zander and his friend Natasha discover a series of inscriptions hidden throughout the walls of the Nine, they realize that they lead to a stolen magical object that protects the store's very existence. With the future of the Nine on the line, Zander and Natasha are determined to follow the clues and recover the mysterious object before the store and its many guests are destroyed.

Featuring an unforgettable setting and a larger-than-life cast of characters, “The World-Famous Nine” is an extraordinary mystery involving puzzles, adventure, and art, that will delight fans of the “Winterhouse” series as well as “City Spies”.