The Toymaker's Curse
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- Author：C.J. Archer
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Summary
Are curses real？
After a toymaker magician gives a lecture at a collector's club soiree， an important spell is stolen and a man is found strangled。 The investigation into his murder leads India and Matt to the colorful and dangerous world of the Romany gypsy where curses are used as weapons against their enemies。
But nobody seems to know if curses are real or not。
As Matt and India close in on the killer， old foes bring trouble into their lives。 With the threat of exposure hanging over London's magicians， disaster is never far away。 Then one fateful day， catastrophe strikes the Park Street household。
After a toymaker magician gives a lecture at a collector's club soiree， an important spell is stolen and a man is found strangled。 The investigation into his murder leads India and Matt to the colorful and dangerous world of the Romany gypsy where curses are used as weapons against their enemies。
But nobody seems to know if curses are real or not。
As Matt and India close in on the killer， old foes bring trouble into their lives。 With the threat of exposure hanging over London's magicians， disaster is never far away。 Then one fateful day， catastrophe strikes the Park Street household。
Reviews
Cynthia McLean
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Good readChoose this because I enjoyed the read from the first book。 Have re read all the others and enjoyed them。
estelle sancomb
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Love the series。。。 great cast of characters—and always good verses evil！
Bookish Serendipity Shannon williamson
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Amazing！I absolutely love this series so much！ I love following India and Matt in their adventures！ Things are getting more intense as the world is starting to find out more about magicians。 Ahhhh I can’t wait to see what happens next！
angela tulloch
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ToysMatt and India，did it again。love these books ，each one different equally exciting all the characters still involved in each book。can't wait to read book 12_in September。for willie。。nate。 Will we eventually have baby feet for india。。。what's next for most annoying Coyel ToysMatt and India，did it again。love these books ，each one different equally exciting all the characters still involved in each book。can't wait to read book 12_in September。for willie。。nate。 Will we eventually have baby feet for india。。。what's next for most annoying Coyel 。。。more
Michelle Fritz PA
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What's not to love about this unputdownable series！？ It's captivating and entertaining with mysteries that will have your mind turning over each scene。 C。J。 Archer is brilliantly breathtaking！This well penned whodunit is loaded with twists and Aunt Letitia seems right at home in the depths of it all。 She may shy away from the grittier topics， but when it comes to matters of the social classes she seems to be a step ahead and that's why she just may be my favorite of the bunch！ Matt and India are What's not to love about this unputdownable series！？ It's captivating and entertaining with mysteries that will have your mind turning over each scene。 C。J。 Archer is brilliantly breathtaking！This well penned whodunit is loaded with twists and Aunt Letitia seems right at home in the depths of it all。 She may shy away from the grittier topics， but when it comes to matters of the social classes she seems to be a step ahead and that's why she just may be my favorite of the bunch！ Matt and India are facing danger yet again and it's up to them to help solve this mudery plot where danger awaits from hidden directions。 With India putting her foot down and Matt being frustrated we see a side to both that is both heartwarming and hilarious。 I couldn't stop giggling when Matt fell from their bed。 I'm filled with theories for the next books and don't know quite what to do with myself。 This was an addictive read that shined a light on characters like never before。 We were gifted with some very gratifying and saddening scenes。 If you haven't yet met Glass & Steele you're absolutely missing out！ 。。。more
Lindap
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4 StarsLiked the story。 India and Matt are very focused on Coyle being the culprit， but is it him？ He's a slick one。 What about Abercrombie， he's underhanded， too。 Hope isn't fairing well in her marriage to Coyle。。。something is up。 Matt's been targeted again。。。someone is determined to remove him。 4 StarsLiked the story。 India and Matt are very focused on Coyle being the culprit， but is it him？ He's a slick one。 What about Abercrombie， he's underhanded， too。 Hope isn't fairing well in her marriage to Coyle。。。something is up。 Matt's been targeted again。。。someone is determined to remove him。 。。。more
Diana Long
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Enjoy the continued story of Glass and Steel。 The idea of magic is captivating。
susan maitland
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Clever and cunningCJ Archer at her best， twists and turns to the end。 Looking forward to reading than of this series captivating。
heidi
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Anothet great read in the glass and steele series。 Loved the book so much ive lost hours of sleep！ Cant wait for the next book
Lana
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Boring and uneventful。 The mystery was unimaginative。
Janene Walker
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Another fun readI enjoyed this book as much as the others， but was surprised by the abrupt ending。 I look forward to the next book in September。
Jen
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Enjoyed this one a lot！ Not as much as previous ones， but it is clearly leading to more interesting developments concerning magic and the rest of society， so I can't wait to see what happens there！ Enjoyed this one a lot！ Not as much as previous ones， but it is clearly leading to more interesting developments concerning magic and the rest of society， so I can't wait to see what happens there！ 。。。more
amanda welman
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Books to look forward tooI love this series of books， all the characters are amazing and the interaction between them feels very real。 Matt and India are a great couple and amazing partners。 I hope this series never ends。。。 I look forward to each new book in the series 。
Christine Kane
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Glad to have another addition to the Glass and Steele series but I can't help feeling a little let down by this story。 There are a lot of loose ends at the end of the book and the story didn't seem deep enough to support all the characters。 Duke didn't have much to do and even Willie was a little boring this time。 It must be difficult to keep all the action going as the Glass household matures。 Still， the author did a good job of setting us up for a lot of action in the next installment （which I Glad to have another addition to the Glass and Steele series but I can't help feeling a little let down by this story。 There are a lot of loose ends at the end of the book and the story didn't seem deep enough to support all the characters。 Duke didn't have much to do and even Willie was a little boring this time。 It must be difficult to keep all the action going as the Glass household matures。 Still， the author did a good job of setting us up for a lot of action in the next installment （which I'll definitely read） but this one wasn't as much of a page turner for me as the previous stories。 。。。more
Lori Kern
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The Toy makers CurseOnce again C。J。 Archer has not disappointed her readers with this story。 I am happy to see there is another book in this series coming out shortly。
Louise E Smith
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Whilst the characters are engaging and the overarching arc moved slightly the Glass and Steele books are becoming formulaic。 Not surprising when you think that they’re quite short， I read this in about half a day， and this is number 11。 Hopefully this series will wrap up soon whilst it’s still going relatively strong and not fizzle out to a point where I don’t want to read the books anymore。
Shavon Brown
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I just really love this series and will continue to buy/read as many as CJ Archer writes。 Glass and Steele are amazing detectives and I love their story。
Sandra Liberto
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Magic is it good or evilBook is fascinating the character Interesting。 Leaves you guessing as the questions need answers。 I look forward for the next book in Sep。
Darrell
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Just a wonderful series This Steele & Glass series is just wonderful and have throughly enjoyed reading every one！！！I truly hope is never ends as these characters have become such good friends！！Can’t wait for the next book comes out
Bernadette Rowley
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As usual， I loved this latest installment in the adventures of India and Matt and their delightful host of friends and relatives。 And just when I thought our heroes were in charge of their magical world， desperate danger intervenes。 I'm really concerned about the future for India as her magic brings her to the attention of the authorities。 Can't wait to read book 12 for more intrigue， adventure and magic。 As usual， I loved this latest installment in the adventures of India and Matt and their delightful host of friends and relatives。 And just when I thought our heroes were in charge of their magical world， desperate danger intervenes。 I'm really concerned about the future for India as her magic brings her to the attention of the authorities。 Can't wait to read book 12 for more intrigue， adventure and magic。 。。。more
Charmaine
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Series is in danger of becoming formulaic。 One of the few things that kept my interest was the interplay between ancillary characters in this book， not the main ones （India and Matt）。
Natalya
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Great series！ Great series！ The family is the most interesting part of the book。 Would Love to know where everyone will end up。 Only one book left 😭
Janet Epperson
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Newest book in this series and great of course。 Matt & India solve another mystery with help from Duke， Willie and Cyclops。 Aunt Lettie is busy trying to play match maker for Willie。 Great book and characters。 Read them all。
Tammy Donnelly
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I started reading this as soon as I woke up on 3/2 as it was delivered to my kindle。 Look forward to more Glass and Steele books so we can finally see Nate and Catherine get married and hopefully Matt and India have children。
Pat Pippin
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Toymaker's CurseWell， Ms Archer has done it again！！ The story kept me guessing， the characters a delight （exceptions being Coyle and Abercrombie！）， and London at its smokey finest。 Now， for the prob！em。 I have to wait SEVEN months for the next in the series！！ Grrrrrr。。。 👼 Toymaker's CurseWell， Ms Archer has done it again！！ The story kept me guessing， the characters a delight （exceptions being Coyle and Abercrombie！）， and London at its smokey finest。 Now， for the prob！em。 I have to wait SEVEN months for the next in the series！！ Grrrrrr。。。 👼 。。。more
June Zappia
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C J Archer is a highly talented author。 I have read all her books and really enjoyed each one。The characters in the Glass and Steele series are extremely easy to warm to or to dislike depending upon their actions。 My only criticism of this book and the reason that I gave it 🌟🌟🌟🌟 instead of 5 was because I have waited months for this book and finally you sit down to read it hardly participating in any other activity until you have finished and then within the day it’s read and not a real lot happ C J Archer is a highly talented author。 I have read all her books and really enjoyed each one。The characters in the Glass and Steele series are extremely easy to warm to or to dislike depending upon their actions。 My only criticism of this book and the reason that I gave it 🌟🌟🌟🌟 instead of 5 was because I have waited months for this book and finally you sit down to read it hardly participating in any other activity until you have finished and then within the day it’s read and not a real lot happened。 A very short space of time passed in the book。 You feel so comfortable going through the pages。 The novel is warm and inviting but over too quickly。 。。。more
Lj
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Another great instalment in a fabulous series
Sheelagh Regan
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I love the whole series of books each one takes you further into their world can wait to see where it goes
Eden Howell （Fries before guys）
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Just seven more days。。。I can't wait！ Just seven more days。。。I can't wait！ 。。。more
Miss Sharon Burstow
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Magic！I have read all the Glass and Steele novels and thoroughly enjoyed all of them。This one is no exception。 The storylines are all original and engaging and the characters endearing。 Once you start reading ，you are instantly transported to Victorian London and the lives of India and Matt。 （With a magical twist） If you haven't read any of these books it is advisable to start at beginning of the series。 I guarantee you won't be able to put it down！ These are one of the best series of books I ha Magic！I have read all the Glass and Steele novels and thoroughly enjoyed all of them。This one is no exception。 The storylines are all original and engaging and the characters endearing。 Once you start reading ，you are instantly transported to Victorian London and the lives of India and Matt。 （With a magical twist） If you haven't read any of these books it is advisable to start at beginning of the series。 I guarantee you won't be able to put it down！ These are one of the best series of books I have ever read！ Can't wait for the next one。 。。。more
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