The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues

A Kirkus Best Book of the Year

★ “In this second series entry, as delightfully hilarious and witty as the first, Shenanigan Swift learns she has family in Paris—the Martinet cousins—with whom the English Swifts have long been feuding. [A] comically flamboyant heist mystery.” —Kirkus, starred review

Praise for #1 New York Times bestseller, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

Winner of the Nero Book Award for Children’s Fiction
An ALA Notable Book
A Publishers Weekly Flying Start

“Deliciously, quirkily Gothic.” —New York Times Book Review

★ “Knives Out feel by way of Lemony Snicket . . . A mystery that is as clever as its heroine.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

★ “Positively writhing with twists.” —Booklist, starred review

★ “Lincoln’s love of lexicon shines. A delightful pick for sharp readers enamored of gothic sensibilities and clever prose.” —Shelf Awareness, starred review

★ “The humor and action are spot-on.” —Kirkus, starred review

“Lincoln whips up a witty confection of highly colorful characters, dynamic wordplay, and a plot dense with action, suspense, double-dealing, innovative murder weapons, and a well-orchestrated eleventh-hour reveal.” —The Horn Book Magazine

“The Swifts celebrates the wonders of wordplay and the complexity of identity while serving up a compelling murder mystery and a twisty treasure hunt.” —BookPage