Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City
 Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City cover | |
| Author | James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein |
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| Cover artist | Juliana Neufeld |
| Series | Treasure Hunters |
| Genre | Fantasy, young-adult novel |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book |
| Pages | 448 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0316284807 |
| OCLC | 926881997 |
| LC Class | PZ7.P27653 Sec 2015[1] |
| Preceded by | Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile |
| Followed by | Treasure Hunters: Peril at the Top of the World |
Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City is a young adult children's literature adventure fiction book written by James Patterson with Chris Grabenstein. It is the third book in the Treasure Hunters series and the sequel to Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile.
In this book, the Kidd siblings are desperately trying to secure an ancient Chinese artifact that will free their mother from renegade pirates. When the kidnappers force them to locate an even greater treasure – priceless paintings stolen by Nazis, the Kidds rely on their own cunning and experience to outwit the criminals while their mother's life is on the line.[2]
Plot
The Kidds travel to Beijing with their Timothy to plead their case. They speak to Chinese cultural minister. they are given a goverment sanctioned official parade. Just then they see 4 germans people stealing a Picasso Naked Woman on the Beach. They get a menu for the crystal jade palace. Tommy remebers dad had a favourite waiter here named Liu Wei. he gives them fortune cookies. The four guys chase them. They go to their room and find out from cookies that their father had safety deposit money in china. Timothy informs they can take the vase if they find a way to the tomb of qin shi huang through the merucry river guarding his tomb without dieing.