y separately published work icon The Maharajah's Ghost single work   novel   young adult   fantasy  
Is part of The Chronicles of El Jisal Sophie Masson , 2004 series - author novel (number 4 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 The Maharajah's Ghost
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'Anusha and Maya are the 12-year-old twin daughters of the widowed Mrs Penny, who runs the family business - a ghost-hunting detective agency. Since their father's death, the agency has fallen on hard times. The brand new Two-Stars agency, owned by glamorous Bollywood stars Sweetie Suseela and Sonny Khan, is taking over all the city's ghost-hunting business with their modern, scientific methods and fawning media. But to the twins', and their mother's, amazement, a new client knocks on their door after hearing about them. It is the Maharajah, or High King, of Jadudesh! He has a ghost haunting his palace, and he doesn't want the publicity that the Two-Stars agency would be sure to create. The Penny family set out to stay at the palace and investigate. Why is this troublesome ghost haunting the Maharajah's palace, and who is controlling the ghost? Their task is made harder when jealous Sweetie Suseela has Mrs Penny arrested under false pretences. It's up to the twins to solve the case!' Source: bookseller's website.

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Indian cultural references and is set in a parallel-world version of Northern India.

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Works about this Work

Untitled 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 21 no. 2 2007; (p. 62)

— Review of The Maharajah's Ghost Sophie Masson , 2007 single work novel
Untitled Kate Forsyth , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 40 2007; (p. 116-117)

— Review of Thomas Trew Sophie Masson , 2006 series - author children's fiction ; The Maharajah's Ghost Sophie Masson , 2007 single work novel ; Walking in the Garden of the Mind Sophie Masson , 2005 selected work short story prose essay children's fiction criticism autobiography
[Untitled] Emily Meldrum , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 15 no. 3 2007; (p. 52-53)

— Review of The Maharajah's Ghost Sophie Masson , 2007 single work novel
Untitled Jo Goodman , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 22 no. 3 2007; (p. 37)

— Review of The Maharajah's Ghost Sophie Masson , 2007 single work novel
Ghosts of Indian Inspiration Ronni Phillips , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 July 2007; (p. 18)
Untitled Jo Goodman , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 22 no. 3 2007; (p. 37)

— Review of The Maharajah's Ghost Sophie Masson , 2007 single work novel
[Untitled] Emily Meldrum , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 15 no. 3 2007; (p. 52-53)

— Review of The Maharajah's Ghost Sophie Masson , 2007 single work novel
Untitled Kate Forsyth , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 40 2007; (p. 116-117)

— Review of Thomas Trew Sophie Masson , 2006 series - author children's fiction ; The Maharajah's Ghost Sophie Masson , 2007 single work novel ; Walking in the Garden of the Mind Sophie Masson , 2005 selected work short story prose essay children's fiction criticism autobiography
Untitled 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 21 no. 2 2007; (p. 62)

— Review of The Maharajah's Ghost Sophie Masson , 2007 single work novel
Ghosts of Indian Inspiration Ronni Phillips , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 July 2007; (p. 18)
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