Book 1: The Maze of Bones
The Maze of Bones is the first book in the series. It was published on September 9th, 2008, and was written by Rick Riordan. It covers the death of Grace Cahill and the aftermath of her will. It also introduces the characters, mostly the seven teams that take the challenge to find the 39 Clues. All of them except Amy and Dan are either very rich and powerful, or famous. Every team gets the first Clue of the 39 Clues, but it is hidden in the code "Resolution". Grace's mansion is burned down by the Holts in an attempt to stop Amy and Dan. Also, a sonic detonator explosion made by the Holts injures the Starling triplets, forcing them to withdraw from the race. To find the second clue, Amy and Dan learn about Benjamin Franklin, and go to Paris, France. There, they break into a Lucian stronghold, and Irina Spasky sets a trap to kill them, but they escape. They also discover that they need to go to the Paris Catacombs. There, they find directions to the location of the next Clue, hidden in a group of bones in the shape of a Magic Box, which is a version of Sudoku. These directions tell Amy and Dan to go to a church, where they find a vial of liquid that is wrapped in a page of Mozart's music. The Kabras steal the vial, but Amy and Dan have the sheet of music. Mozart lived in Vienna, Austria, so they book train tickets to go there. They also find out what the first Clue really is. The clue is Iron Solute.
Book 2: One False Note
One False Note is the second book of the series. It is written by Gordon Korman and was released on December 2, 2008. In it, Amy, Dan, and their au pair, Nellie, have to learn about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to search for the next Clue. First they go to Vienna, Austria, where they steal a diary from Jonah Wizard. Then they go to Salzburg, Austria, where they see The Man in Black. Later, they go to Venice, Italy, where they break in to a Janus stronghold, and steal some valuable pages from there. They eventually end up in a mansion belonging to Fidelio Racco, a friend of Mozart and fellow Janus. There, they encounter the Kabras, but defeat them. Then they find the second Clue, and two ancient Japanese swords. Because of that, Amy and Dan book a flight to Japan to search for the third Clue. The clue is Tungsten.
Book 3: The Sword Thief
The Sword Thief is the third book in the series. It was written by Peter Lerangis and was released on March 3, 2009. In the book, Amy and Dan track the life of one of the world's most fearsome warriors in Tokyo, Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, in a bid to uncover whether he is a Cahill, and if he possessed a Clue. Alistair Oh, on some unknown promise that he kept to Amy and Dan's parents, helps them. They also make an alliance with Ian and Natalie Kabra. Later, they go to Korea where they find the third Clue, gold. The Kabras try to kill Amy, Dan, and Alistair by trapping them inside a mountain. Amy and Dan escape, thinking that Alistair had died, but he somehow escapes. Amy and Dan then figure out that the next clue is in Egypt. In this book, Amy and Dan also discover what the main Cahill secret is: the philosopher's stone.
Book 4: Beyond the Grave
Beyond The Grave, written by Jude Watson, is the fourth book, and was released on June 2nd, 2009. It is about how Amy and Dan try to find an Ekaterina Clue left by the Ekaterina branch founder, Katherine Cahill. The setting of the story is Egypt, and in it, Dan and Amy learn about female pharaohs and goddesses. They discover how the Clues corrupt even the most brilliant Cahills and question Grace's love for them when they discover a secret Ekaterina stronghold at an Egyptian hotel that they were staying in, the Hotel Excelsior. Along the way, Grace's best friend, Hilary Vale, gives Amy and Dan several items from Grace. They discover that Grace is helping them find the next Clue. Amy and Dan work together with Alistair at the end of the book to reach the original location of the Clue, which is underwater. But they discover that the Clue has been stolen by the Madrigals. Alistair leaves Amy and Dan to look at books at his library. Then Amy and Dan realize that Grace didn't want them to go to the original location of the Clue, but to a store in Cairo. There, they receive a picture of a leaf. Then they go back to the Hotel Excelsoir, the hotel which is the location of the Ekaterina stronghold. There, they discover what the Clue is. The book ends with Amy and Dan finding the Ekaterina stronghold destroyed by the Madrigals, and the place where Amy and Dan are headed next is not revealed.
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