The Lost Property Office

by James R. Hannibal

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

, 2024

Overview

James R. Hannibal presents a thrilling adventure through history, complete with mysteries, secret items, codes, and a touch of magic in this stunning middle grade debut.

Thirteen-year-old Jack Buckles is great at finding things. Not just a missing glove or the other sock, but things normal people have long given up on ever seeing again. If only he could find his father, who has disappeared in London without a trace.

But Jack’s father was not who he claimed to be. It turns out that he was a member of a secret society of detectives that has served the crown for centuries—and membership into the Lost Property Office is Jack’s inheritance.

Now the only way Jack will ever see his father again is if he finds what the nefarious Clockmaker is after: the Ember, which holds a secret that has been kept since the Great Fire of London. Will Jack be able to find the Ember and save his father, or will his talent for finding things fall short?

Product Details

• Title: The Lost Property Office
• Author: James R. Hannibal
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 401
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781481467117, 9781481467100, 1481467107, 1481467115
• Resource ID: LLS:9781481467117
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-21T17:26:01Z

About James R. Hannibal

James R. Hannibal is no stranger to secrets and adventure. A former stealth pilot from Houston, Texas, he has been shot at, locked up with surface-to-air missiles, and chased down a winding German road by an armed terrorist. He is a two-time Silver Falchion Award winner for his Section 13 mysteries for kids and a Thriller Award nominee for his Nick Baron covert ops series for adults. The author of The Gryphon Heist, James is a rare multisense synesthete, meaning all of his senses intersect. He sees and feels sounds and smells, and hears flashes of light. If he tells you the chocolate cake you offered smells blue and sticky, take it as a compliment.