Corby Flood by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Far Flung Adventures 2005 hb 1st)

Corby Floodby Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell\nThis hardback edition has been published in 2005 by Doubleday Random House Publishing and is a first edition, first impression. \nThe dustjacket folds out into a map by illustrated by Chris Riddell which also shows the book's characters.\n*\n\nThe second book in the Far Flung Adventures series. \nCorby Flood and her family are about to set sail on the rather ramshackle cruise ship the SS Euphonia which used to be known as the 'Empress of the Seas'. \nHer boisterous brothers might not have noticed that anything is wrong,but Corby is highly observant. On board, among the odd passengersand eccentric crew, there is a strange group of men in bowler hats who call themselves the brotherhood of Clowns.\nThere is also a melancholy wailing sound coming from the hold. It'sstrictly out of bounds, but Corby can't help investigating. What couldbe inside the crate she discovers dow.