A laugh-out-loud, edge-of-your-seat time-travel adventure perfect for fans of The Last Last-Day-of-Summer and City Spies from New York Times bestseller, Krystal Sutherland.
Twins Pearl and Patrick are no ordinary twelve-year-olds. Theyâre geniuses, hiding in plain sight, who pull heists all over the world to further their scientific and historical research. Their criminal activity, including grand theft auto and espionage, has made them a regular nuisance to both the CIA and MI5. But itâs all been worth it. Theyâve finally achieved their greatest triumph: time travel. Pearlâs Chrono-Loop can take the twins anywhere in time! Their first stop: ancient Egypt, where they even get to see King Tut!
But when they return home, theyâre arrested by TIMEâThe Interdimensional Misconduct Enquiryâa secret organization charged with maintaining the timeline. Turns out Pearl and Patrick didnât invent time travel, after allâthat happened two hundred years ago! And what Pearl did in ancient Egyptâkilling a mosquitoâcould have rewritten history as we know it if not for TIME agents stepping in.
Punishment for disrupting the timeline is 100 years in the Eternal Abyss. But TIME, impressed by the pair, offers them a chance to become agents. Unfortunately, they fail their entrance exam and instead are banned from ever attempting time travel again. Pearl is furious, and when sheâs offered another chance at time travel by a rival organization, she takes it! Too late, she realizes sheâs been tricked and unwittingly plays a part in replacing the timeline they know with a nightmarish scenario.
Now Pearl and Patrick must clean up the mess theyâve made. But to restore the timeline, they have to go back to the beginningâto Lion Rockâto convince the real inventor of time travel to help them save time and the world.
In this electric time travel adventure steeped in unexplored Sri Lankan history, these whiz kids use their book smarts and a healthy dose of girl power to fight the ultimate villain.