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Alternative title: The Steampunk Detective
Is part of A Jack Mason Adventure Darrell Pitt , 2014 series - author (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Firebird Mystery
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'Jack Mason has grown up as an acrobat in a circus. Now, after the tragic death of his parents, he must live inside the gloomy walls of Sunnyside Orphanage in London, a city of fog and snow, filled with airships, steam cars and metrotowers that stretch into space.

'Luckily for Jack, he’s taken under the wing of the brilliant and eccentric detective Ignatius Doyle. Little does he know how dangerous life is about to become.

'A girl named Scarlet Bell comes seeking the great detective’s help. Her father has been kidnapped, and the future of the world itself may be at stake. Is the evil hand of Professor M pulling all the strings? Mr Doyle and Jack know there is no time to lose.

'With all its twists and turns and helter-skelter action, The Firebird Mystery is an addictive story and a spellbinding homage to the world of Victorian literature that will appeal to readers of all ages.' (Publisher's blurb)

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  • Steampunk note: This story is a very clear example of the steampunk style, set within an alternate London filled with advanced steam-driven technology, and engaging heavily with Victorian-era tropes, such as orphanages, detectives, circuses and, of course, the city of London itself.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: The Steampunk Detective
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2014 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 256p.
      Edition info: Revised, re-edited, and expanded from self-published original.
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      • Published 26 February 2014.
      ISBN: 9781922147752

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The Firebird Mystery by Darrell Pitt Wendy Fitzgerald , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , July 2014;

— Review of The Firebird Mystery Darrell Pitt , 2012 single work novel
The Firebird Mystery by Darrell Pitt Mario La Marca , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 22 no. 1 2014; (p. 8)

— Review of The Firebird Mystery Darrell Pitt , 2012 single work novel
Young Adult 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , June 2014; (p. 66)

— Review of Admission Barry Jonsberg , 2014 single work novel ; The Firebird Mystery Darrell Pitt , 2012 single work novel ; Wild Dreams And Other Fun Things... Greg Sang , 2013 single work children's fiction
[Review Essay] The Firebird Mystery Nola Allen , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 29 no. 1 2014; (p. 38)

— Review of The Firebird Mystery Darrell Pitt , 2012 single work novel
Review : The Firebird Mystery Dani Solomon , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , October vol. 93 no. 2 2013; (p. 15)

— Review of The Firebird Mystery Darrell Pitt , 2012 single work novel
Review : The Firebird Mystery Dani Solomon , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , October vol. 93 no. 2 2013; (p. 15)

— Review of The Firebird Mystery Darrell Pitt , 2012 single work novel
[Review Essay] The Firebird Mystery Nola Allen , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 29 no. 1 2014; (p. 38)

— Review of The Firebird Mystery Darrell Pitt , 2012 single work novel
Young Adult 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , June 2014; (p. 66)

— Review of Admission Barry Jonsberg , 2014 single work novel ; The Firebird Mystery Darrell Pitt , 2012 single work novel ; Wild Dreams And Other Fun Things... Greg Sang , 2013 single work children's fiction
The Firebird Mystery by Darrell Pitt Mario La Marca , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 22 no. 1 2014; (p. 8)

— Review of The Firebird Mystery Darrell Pitt , 2012 single work novel
The Firebird Mystery by Darrell Pitt Wendy Fitzgerald , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , July 2014;

— Review of The Firebird Mystery Darrell Pitt , 2012 single work novel
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