Ever since her adventures at Greenglass House, Marzana yearns to solve another mystery. Surprisingly, one falls into her lap, or, actually, her parents’ laps. A politician’s daughter, Peony Hyde, has been kidnapped. Because the kidnapping was so near the sanctuary city of the Liberty of Gammerbund, law enforcement are not allowed to go searching there for Peony. While Marzana’s parents start their investigation, Marzana and her best friend, Nialla, put together a group of eager young detectives. Calling themselves the Thief Knot, the tween investigators decipher clues and traverse forgotten paths to Peony’s whereabouts. However, after finding Peony, Marzana does not believe the case is solved.
The Thief Knot harkens back to Milford’s original genius
in Greenglass House. Readers are treated to a story set in the asylum city
of the Liberty of Gammerbund, a place Milford addressed in previous books. Marzana
hungers for some action in her life even though she is the daughter of a
legendary smuggler. But like the Liberty, Marzana has been protected from her
mother’s pirating past. Throwing away that protection, Marzana is thrilled to sleuth
again on the kidnapping case. However, she soon learns that lives are at risk if
she makes any wrong moves. Realizing the dangers, Marzana clears her mind to
see the faults in their past investigation and leads her crew safely to the correct
resolution. Something that would have engaged readers more with the story would
have been maps showing key places above and below ground where the Thief Knot
crew go to in the book. Several maps are mentioned in the storyline, so there
could have been opportunities for readers to solve clues with Marzana instead
of waiting for Marzana to figure things out. With some mild language usage, The
Thief Knot is appropriate for ages 12 and up.
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