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The life of Australian teen Gerald Wilkins changed forever when he inherited twenty billion pounds and a mystery to solve. In The Mask of Destiny, Gerald believes his enemy Sir Mason Green will be put in prison for murder. Instead, Gerald is accused of murder himself. He'll have to find the last of three emerald caskets to clear his name. The search takes him, Ruby, Sam, and Mr. Fry to Paris, Rome, Athens, and Delphi. They discover Delphi once held the greatest treasure on earth. It could still be there, waiting to be found by someone good. Or evil...
Anthony Horowitz fans will love the extreme adventure, exotic locals, and illustrations in The Mask of Destiny, the rollicking conclusion to the Archer Legacy trilogy.
Reviews (3)
Bookseller Publisher Review
In The Billionaire Trilogy, Richard Newsome has written an adventure series that has shades of Indiana Jones and a Dan Brown thriller, pitched at a level that is accessible for its younger audience. In this excitement-filled final installment, our protagonist Gerald Wilkins finds himself smack in the middle of the answer to everything--but unfortunately, this includes a murder charge. When Gerald is framed for the murder of his evil nemesis Mason Green, he is forced to go on the run, along with his trusty sidekicks, twins Sam and Ruby Valentine. The trio needs to find the ruby casket, an unknown treasure, and prove Geralds innocence. This leads them on a fast-paced series of adventures through France, the Vatican City and Greece. Meanwhile, Mason Greens niece Charlotte is striving for world domination. Will Gerald, Sam and Ruby stop Charlotte or will Gerald end up in prison? While the story might follow a predictable formula, the excitement level is high, and is bound to keep children aged 9-12 enthralled. Anne Copeland is a freelance reviewer and education accounts manager for Dymocks, Collins St in Melbourne
Horn Book Review
Sudden billionaire Gerald continues to find his unexpected wealth comes with clues to even greater treasures...and cruel rivals. Framed for the death of one rival, Gerald embarks on a quest to clear his name and ends up elucidating his family's ancient, supernatural secret. This concluding installment maintains the trilogy's balance of mystery, magical realism, and humorous banter. (c) Copyright 2012. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
A frenetic dash across Europe that leads both to hidden treasure and the resolution of a 1,600-year-old mystery brings Newsome's once-promising trilogy to a muddled, heavily contrived close. Framed for the (supposed) murder of archenemy Sir Mason Green, jumped-up preteen billionaire Gerald Wilkins and his twin sidekicks Sam and Ruby are on the run. They repeatedly escape police and a beautiful poisoner while following a trail of baroque clues that take the three from an ossuary deep within Mont Saint-Michel to Grecian Delphi. This, improbably, turns out to have been secretly roofed over beneath fake ruins centuries ago to protect its fabled treasures and still-functional oracle. Newsome seems far more intent on chivvying his characters along than in setting any credible challenges for them. He pitches the trio through one chase scene or rescue after another, giving them easy access everywhere by leading them directly to a series of conveniently discovered open doors and cave entrances. All is revealed in a climactic subterranean faceoff during which the (surprise, surprise) still-living Green explains his nefarious purposes in great detail, before Gerald knocks him unconscious and expedites the death of his pet assassin. Occasional jokey dialogue won't be enough to carry readers over a story riddled with logical gaps, extraneous characters, massive coincidences and laboriously fabricated suspense. Illustrations not seen. (Adventure. 11-14)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
