The Mysterious Benedict Society 4 Books Collection Set by Trenton Lee Stewart - Children's Fiction - Hardback

Titles in This Set. The Mysterious Benedict Society. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma. The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict. Condition: New. Format: Hardback. Publisher: Chicken House. Age Range: 9-12 years. Overview. Discover the puzzle-solving, secret-society adventures that made Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Benedict Society a New York Times bestseller. This four-book hardback set follows gifted orphan Reynie Muldoon and his extraordinary friends as they answer a mysterious newspaper advert, pass a battery of baffling tests, and are recruited by the eccentric Mr Benedict to infiltrate a sinister institute bent on world domination. Clever, funny and packed with codes and riddles, it's a perfect gift for young readers who love mysteries, mind games and unlikely heroes.. About the Books. The series begins with The Mysterious Benedict Society, in which four remarkable children - Reynie, Sticky, Kate and Constance - are chosen from hundreds of applicants to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, secretly working to stop its founder's mind-control scheme. In The Perilous Journey, the team reunites to solve a fiendish set of clues and rescue Mr Benedict and his assistant Number Two from the clutches of the villainous Mr Curtain. The Prisoner's Dilemma raises the stakes further as the children must outwit Curtain once again, this time to save the city itself from a devastating hidden weapon. Finally, the prequel The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict turns the clock back to reveal Mr Benedict's own childhood at the mysterious Manor House orphanage, showing how he first uncovered his gift for solving puzzles and standing up to injustice. Told with warmth, wit and genuine tension, each book layers fresh riddles, secret codes and moral dilemmas onto a growing cast of beloved characters, rewarding attentive young readers while never losing i