Twelve Minutes to Midnight (Twelve Minutes to Midnight Trilogy)

Step into the past to discover a thrilling mystery about a sinister plot to shape and control the future in this spine-tingling historical adventure from award-winning author Christopher Edge.

Penelope Tredwell, a feisty thirteen-year-old orphan and heiress of the bestselling magazine The Penny Dreadful, is the secret mastermind behind its gripping tales of the macabre. Victorian Britain is captivated by her stories, even though no one knows she's the author. But one day, a mysterious letter from the governor of the notorious Bedlam madhouse plunges Penelope into an adventure more terrifying than anything she’s ever imagined.

• Why are the patients of Bedlam waking every night at twelve minutes to midnight?
• What is the meaning behind the strange messages they write?
• Who is the Spider Lady of South Kensington?

Penelope is always seeking mysteries to fill the pages of her magazine. But this isn't any ordinary story—it's the future. And the future looks deadly...

This is a spine-tingling historical adventure series with a supernatural twist, brought to you by the acclaimed author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright and The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day.