Twelve year old Mia Jones is spending her summer holidays in London with her Aunt Harriet, which is a definite improvement on going to America with her adoptive parents to sell shoelaces! Harriet owns and runs Pandora’s Antiques, and Mia enjoys spending time there helping run the shop. This year, though, things seem a little different, and after being woken up in the middle of the night by unexplained noises, Mia discovers her family has a very big secret! As the holiday progresses, she finds herself able to converse with ghosts and invited to a 400th birthday party neith of which aren't even the strangest things to happen!

This is a joy of a book. There are some Americanisms which, as everything is set in England, are a little annoying, but the storyline itself is totally absorbing and Mia is an immediately likeable and positive main protagonist who I was rooting for from the start. Translated from German, I'm not sure if there are any future installments in the offing, but I would definitely read them if there were.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, Arctis Books USA, but the opinions expressed are my own. A brilliant book, especially for younger readers who enjoy ghostly happenings.