Roll up, roll up, if you dare, to Doctor Vindicta's Carnival! Gasp at the dancing ghosts! Grimace at the creepy clowns! It's all harmless fun and frights ... until a young boy disappears and his sister swears he was snatched by a monster. Only the bravest detectives can detain a demon: send for supernatural investigators Billy Flint and Charley Steel!
Meet Billy Flint and Charley Steel, detectives with S.C.R.E.A.M.: the Supernatural Crimes, Rescues, Emergencies and Mystery squad. An ancient Egyptian mummy is terrorising the Scottish gentry and it's Billy and Charley's job to stop it. But the mummy is controlled by the mysterious Sandman, who plans to create an evil potion - using a human heart!
Every coin has two faces. Every war has two sides. One boy has to make the right choice. The year is 1891, and London is at war. High up on the rooftops lives a ragtag band of orphans and spies - the Watchers - Protectors of the city. But below the cobbled streets lurks the Legion, a ruthless gang of cut-throats and thieves, plotting to unleash the darkest forces of Hell. When a mysterious coin falls into his hands, cocky street urchin, Ben Kingdom, is flung into the midst of this ancient battle. The fate of the world rests with Ben, but which side will he choose? An army of angels... or The Claws of Evil. - Back cover.
The third book in 'The Battles of Ben Kingdom' trilogy. Victorian London is ruled by fear. The bloodthirsty Legion have captured the Queen and walled off the city, ushering in a reign of terror. Only Ben Kingdom and his motley band of rebels can stop them, but in the darkest pit of hell, evil creatures are stirring, ready to be called forth.