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  • Blackthorn Key

  • Written by: Kevin Sands
  • Narrated by: Ray Panthaki
  • Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (19 ratings)

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Blackthorn Key

Written by: Kevin Sands
Narrated by: Ray Panthaki
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Publisher's Summary

Following a series of murders, an apothecary's apprentice must solve puzzles and decipher codes in pursuit of a secret that could destroy the world in this suspenseful debut novel.

Christopher Rowe, apprentice to master apothecary Benedict Blackthorn, is learning all his master's secrets - like how to decipher complex codes and puzzles and how to transform simple ingredients into powerful medicines, potions, and weapons.

Christopher's beloved master guides him with a firm, steady hand - a confidence even more vital as Christopher learns of a mysterious cult preying on London's apothecaries. The murders grow closer and closer to Blackthorn's shop - until Christopher is torn from his home with only a cryptic message and a warning from his master: "Tell no one what I've given you".

Aided by his best friend, Tom, Christopher must race to decipher his master's message - and follow a trail of deceit toward an unearthly secret with the power to tear the world apart.

©2015 Kevin Sands. All rights reserved. (P)2015 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Great book.

I have read this book once already. It’s a great book for young kids and adults

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Highly Highly recommend

This series is amazing. Its def worth the 1 credit. I fell in love with the series and the story line. It is so well written!

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Grabbed us from the first chapter

This is a great book for families with tweens. The book is well written, the narrator is fabulous and we were hooked on the twists and turns and puzzles. I also like how it blends some fantasy with historical facts. We are not even finished the first one and I have downloaded the others. It's our Commute to School listen each morning.

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Great Listen

I had been trying to convince my daughter to read the paper copy of "The Blackthorn Key" to no avail. After the first paragraph of this story my entire family was hooked. The story, with a good base in historical fiction, really opened up conversations in our home and made this part of history a bit more interesting. #Audible#1

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