A timeless story celebrating friendship and imagination, from an exciting new voice in children's literature.

Mabel lives with her parents in The Mermaid Hotel, by the sea. Mabel likes to keep an eye on the comings and goings of all the guests.

Author: Sophie Dahl

Illustrator: Lauren O’Hara

Hardback

ISBN: 9781406384406

Published: Walker Books – 1st October 2019

 Then one day a particularly an interesting old lady comes to stay. There is something very suspicious about her, with her growly voice and her heavy trunks and her beady-eyed tortoise. And why does no one know her REAL name? There can only be one answer, Mabel decides ...

This guest is a SUPERVILLAIN.