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Автор: Lena Jones
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      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2019

      Published in this ebook edition in 2019

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      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Dedication

       5. Into Thin Air

       6. Dead Ends

       7. A Message From Beyond the Grave

       8. A Larger Puzzle

       9. An Absence of Lead Paint

       10. Rathbone Mansion

       11. A Knotty Problem

       12. A Snake in the Grass

       13. Out with the New, In with the Old

       14. The Space Above

       15. Will the Real Arthur Fitzwilliam Please Stand Up?

       16. Secrets and Lies

       17. Chocolate Cake for Breakfast

       18. Impossibly Familiar

       19. The Silver Serpent

       20. An Unexpected Visitor

       Acknowledgements

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       About the Publisher

       1. A Chance Encounter

      ‘You’ve been gazing at that painting for at least ten minutes.’

      Liam appears at my side, head tilted in front of Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. It’s a Tuesday in November, and we’re in the National Gallery on a school trip. ‘You’d think it had one of those hidden pictures in it, the way you’ve been staring at it,’ he continues. ‘You know – the sort you can only see if you look at it for long enough?’

      ‘It’s just my favourite, that’s all,’ I say, smiling at him.

      ‘I can tell!’

      ‘Mum loved it too. She used to bring me to see it whenever we were passing this way.’

      ‘How many times have you visited this place, just to behold its beauty?’ He says the last bit dramatically, sweeping his arm round with a flourish, as if he’s reciting a very corny poem.

      I laugh. ‘Quite a lot!’ Then I pause. ‘It looks different today, though.’

      ‘How do you mean?’

      I point to the vase, where the name ‘Vincent’ appears in blue script. ‘Well, that bit’s the same shade as normal, but the flowers –’ I gesture to the yellow petals – ‘they’re paler and clearer, if that makes sense.’

      ‘Less orangey-brown?’ suggests Liam.

      ‘Exactly!’ I smile at him. Nobody gets me like Liam.

      Liam shrugs. ‘Perhaps they’ve had it cleaned.’

      ‘That would make sense … although I was actually wondering if it was more to do with where it’s hanging now. I mean, they’ve moved it from its usual spot, to make it part of the Van Gogh exhibition, so maybe the lighting’s different.’

      My