Squatting beside the door, he scooped handfuls of muck from a puddle and plastered it through his white hair. Outside the yard was quiet and thick, dark clouds hid the moon from view. Jack stepped through the crack into the night. In fact, I’ve brought the whole cover to life, ready for this new adventure to begin… Plus, I adore the London skyline, with its hints of the dark places Lily, Robert and Malkin visit on their journey. The harvest moon, with the book’s characters dotted around, brilliantly recalls the clock face on the Cogheart cover.

I love the theatrical flavour of the rich velvety background with its embroidered stars. Once again Katherine Millichope and Becca Stadtlander have come together to create something spectacular that perfectly encapsulates the book. But criminal mastermind the Jack of Diamonds wants the locket too, and Lily, Robert and Malkin, the mechanical fox, must stay one step ahead of him before he manages to play his final deadly card… When Robert and Lily discover the mysterious Moonlocket hidden in the ashes of Robert’s old house, they find themselves swept up on a dangerous journey through the highs and lows and theatres of Victorian London, searching for Robert’s ma. In this story, we find Lily, Robert and Malkin, the mechanical fox, who we first met in Cogheart (shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2017) heading to London on a new, thrilling adventure…

I am absolutely delighted to reveal the cover for Moonlocket, the second book in the Cogheart Adventures.