Introduction

A little dedication goes a long way. That''s why Catriona Robinson, the country''s favourite children''s author, always dedicated her books to those who touched her life the most - not least Emily, her reclusive granddaughter.

Emily never thought too much about these dedications. But when Catriona dies unexpectedly, each one becomes a cryptic clue in a breadcrumb trail that apparently leads to her lost, unpublished manuscript.

It''s a mystery only Emily can solve. But to do so she will have to walk in her grandmother''s footsteps, into the wider world she''s spent her whole life hiding away from . . .