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The Cabinet of Curiosities

Norwegian title: Familien von Humbug: Kuriositetskabinettet

Karen Kilane

Do you like stories with a good moral and a happy ending? Are you looking for a book without clichés and humbug? Then this is not the book for you.

Scientists, alchemists, explorers and artists are gathered for a wild garden party at Villa Humbug. When the biggest confetti canon explodes with sparks and flames, Lucy spots a shadow running away from Villa Humbug. Shortly after, they discover that the carnivorous plant Humboldt has been kidnapped!

The clues lead Lucy and Grandpa to the Himalayas, where there are old castles, freezing ice caves and a dark secret. And, for Grandpa, the chance to earn a million or two.

The Cabinet of Curiosities is the second book in the series about the Family von Humbug, written by Karen Kilane and illustrated throughout by renowned artist Hans Jørgen Sandnes, known from e.g. Detective Agency No. 2 and the Krypto series.