The Crystal Prison

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A new illustrated edition of the classic children's fantasy adventure set in a magical world of mice and rats__________'Fast-paced, suspenseful ... [a] multitude of unforgettable characters' North-South Books'The perfect stories for dark, cosy evenings. A once read, never forgotten series' Phil Hickes, author of The Haunting of Aveline Jones__________An innocent young mouse lies murdered in a moonlit field as the screech of an owl echoes across the ripening corn...The Deptford Mice have escaped the horrors of Jupiter's lair and sought refuge in the countryside with a colony of fieldmice, busy preparing for the great summer festival. But soon they must face terrifying evil once more, as a series of mysterious crimes strike the peaceful fieldmouse community. At first the simple country rodents suspect Deptford newcomer Audrey - however, the truth turns out to be far more sinister.

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Robin Jarvis (born May 8, 1963) is a British children's author who has entertained (and pleasantly terrified) generations of children with his brilliantly imagined dark fantasy stories, including the Deptford Mice and Whitby Witches series. The Dark Portal - the first book in the Deptford Mice series - was the runner up for the Smarties book prize in 1989.

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