The Painted Dragon (The Sinclair’s Mysteries)
Katherine Woodfine
Subjects
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- History Time - blasts from the past
Average rating
A fast-paced historical mystery adventure for readers aged 9+ years, with gorgeous Edwardian period detail. Perfect for fans of Chris Riddell’s Goth Girl series, Enid Blyton and Robin Stevens’s Murder Most Unladylike series.
When a priceless painting is stolen, our dauntless heroines Sophie and Lil find themselves faced with forgery, trickery and deceit on all sides! Be amazed as the brave duo pit their wits against this perilous puzzle! Marvel at their cunning plan to unmask the villain and prove themselves detectives to be reckoned with – no matter what dangers lie ahead … It’s their most perilous adventure yet! ****** Praise for The Clockwork Sparrow: ’A wonderful book, with a glorious heroine and a true spirit of adventure’ – Katherine Rundell, author of Rooftoppers ‘A real page-turner, it has murders, spies and gangs of thieves. Thrilling!’ – Indiana, aged 10 years, LoveReadingforKids reviewer ‘Dastardliness on a big scale is uncovered in this well-plotted, evocative novel’ – Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times ’It’s a dashing plot, an atmospheric setting and an extensive and imaginative cast. Katherine Woodfine handles it all with aplomb’ – Julia Eccleshare, Guardian ‘An incredible read full of mystery, wonder and adventure…This is now one of my top ten.’ – Celeste, age 13 years, LoveReading4Kids reviewer The Painted Dragon is the third book in the Sinclair’s Mysteries quartet, which is perfect for fans of Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls and M G Leonard’s Beetle Boy. The other books are The Clockwork Sparrow and The Jewelled Moth and the thrilling conclusion The Midnight Peacock! Katherine Woodfine is a true champion of children’s literature. Until 2015 she was Arts Project Manager for Booktrust, where she project-managed the Children’s Laureateship and YALC, the UK’s first Young Adult Literature Convention, curated by Malorie Blackman. She is part of the founding team at Down the Rabbit Hole, a monthly show for Resonance FM discussing children’s literature. Katherine blogs at followtheyellow.co.uk. She lives in London.Reviews
i like dragons and mysteries
Marshal Letizia Luther 07.12.2025
I loved the Mystery , the thrill the drama overall it is a great book 😍! My favourite character is obviously Joe although they are all great characters Joes warm heart and kind words are magnificent even if he used to be a Baron's Boy !
Principal Tuesday Lavalamp 26.10.2025
Star Reviewer
Loved meeting leo, Jack and the whole Spencer gang that was introduced in this book!
Captain Bubbles Paperclip 30.08.2025
Great book
Fairy Agnetha Pipistrel 28.08.2023
I love her books so much the whole series is fun interesting and engaging to read I just fell in love with her mystery books cant wait to red more.
Queen Cynthia Bacon-slicer 29.07.2023
This is a good book because I like mystery books. Usually I don’t like historical fiction but this book was pretty good! My favourite characters were Sophie, Jack and Connie. I would recommend it to older kids who like mystery novels.
Professor Jewel Piano-key 22.07.2023
I loved this book soo much. It was fun and exiting. my favroute character was probable lil because she had so many secrets to do with her. I would definately recommend this book to any other mystery loving child.
Anonymous 10.07.2023
Star Reviewer
It was a great book with hairpin plot bends and puzzling twists around every corner.It was very exciting.
Nurse Cynthia Piccalilli 07.06.2023
Star Reviewer
This book is about an exhibition at Sinclairs apartment store but one of the most valuable paintings was stolen.
Sergeant Zizou Starlight 19.08.2022
This book was a really good book to read.I liked the way how Sophie,Lil,Billy,Joe,Mei,Jack,Leo and Song all work together to prove that Leo is innocent and protect her from Red hands Randall.The person who I liked best was Mei because she would do anything to protect her friends.
Doctor Tuesday Bertrand 18.08.2022
- Liked the mystery - Liked how it showed two sides to the story - Would recommend to a friend
Anonymous 24.07.2022
My favorite part of this book was when Sophie saved the day with Lil and Lil admitted that Sophie was better than her. My favorite character in the story was Lil.
Principal Candyfloss Turkey 06.07.2022
The plot of the book is so good it gives you a good think
Anonymous 23.09.2021
This is the third book in this series and is by far my favourite. It incorporates interesting art paintings. The wording of the story is amazing. Looking forward to the fourth and last in this Series.
Anonymous 27.08.2021
I really enjoyed this book because Sophie and Lil managed to retrieved a stolen painting.
Sir Octopus Starlight 06.08.2021
I absolutely loved this book as well as the rest in this series. I recommend it to 8 to 12 year old children.
Princess Pixie Washington 30.07.2021
I loved this book, I really liked Lil, Leo (Leonora) and Sophie and I also liked Lil's brother. Another amazing mystery story!
Anonymous 23.07.2021
I really enjoyed this book because you can take part in working out the mystery. I would recommend this book.
Anonymous 01.07.2021
In this books my favourite character are Miss Sophie Taylor and Miss Lilian Rose (aka Lil). If you like mystery and detective books then this book is great for you.
Anonymous 01.12.2020
If you liked The Clockwork Sparrow and The Jewelled Moth, this is another great book in the series, just as thrilling as the last. Recommended to anyone who likes to get cozy with a fantastic book!
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