The Billionaire's Curse by RIchard Newsome

The Billionaire's Curse is a fantastic book about a boy named Gerald and his new found friends Sam and Ruby Valentine. They are on a quest to find the Diamond Casket, while having to escape the evil murderer, the "Thin Man". This story is set in Australia at the start, and after the unfortunate death of his great aunt, he is flown over to England for the funeral. The author mentions many other places, such as tropical islands, the snow, and other getaway escapes, although a good chunck of the story is set in England. Towards the end of the book there are death traps dark covers, and other dark grim places. Gerald is the main character, having to escape lots of the dangers, although Sam and Ruby are most definately in second place. The trio fights dangers, temptations and other troubles and in more ways than one, this bonds them together more and more. The plot consists mostly of escaping the wrath of the murderous "Thin man", and finding, the Diamond Casket. Gerald, being only 12-13 years old, inherited the fortune of a billionaire from his great aunt. The funny thing is, Gerald hasn't even MET her! There is drama, murder, tragedy, fun, and much more. After everything that happened to the trio, Gerald took his friends to his new mansion. If you like a book with a mix of pretty much all of the themes you can think of (apart from romance), then this is the escape book for you. I strongly recommend this book to you , and I rate it 10/10. Reviewd by Caitlyn