Henry Halifax and the Tutori's Cloak

Henry Halifax and the Tutori’s Cloak follows fifteen-year-old Henry Halifax, a dock attendant in Kodiak Bay who has a passion for assisting with animal-related quandaries in his spare time. The bustling harbor town has been upended by the recent disappearance of two local fishing boats, sending the local news reporters into a frenzy. When a stranger pulls up to the docks at the end of a long day, Henry suspects this man could be the same international criminal the newspapers had dubbed “The Frenchman” – an elusive figure that many believe is the mastermind behind a bizarre wave of animal heists. From Tokyo to London, the Frenchman has been stealing bear cubs from zoos for years and after recently surfacing again, the press (and Henry) had become enamored with the chaos left behind from his latest caper.

Could it just be a coincidence that the Kodiak Bay Zoo’s new polar bear exhibit recently opened? Or is this mysterious stranger’s arrival a part of a more nefarious plan? Henry and his best friend Penny – a fiercely loyal wirehaired dachshund – intend to find out.

His suspicions are soon confirmed once he reaches the zoo, but he’s unable to stop the thief before the Frenchman steals a pair of polar bear cubs and sets the rest of the animals loose. A wave of mayhem quickly spreads throughout the quiet harbor town, creating the perfect diversion for the French stranger’s escape.

After a chance encounter with a mysterious cloaked gentleman also seemingly on the heels of the Frenchman, Henry soon realizes he’s not the only one in Kodiak Bay trying to stop the temerarious bandit. The man in the cloak, Barnaby Banjo Murdoch, prefers to work alone, but he’s reluctantly forced to partner up with Henry after they cross paths. Barnaby didn’t work for the police. And he wasn’t a private investigator either. He was a Tutori – a member of an ancient organization that had been tasked with watching over the animal kingdom from the shadows known as the Animal Protection Authority.

Following Barnaby aboard the Arthur Broome, a futuristic expedition ship that serves as the APA headquarters, Henry quickly becomes entangled in a web of treachery within the Tutori ranks as they race to catch the Frenchman. Not sure who to trust after his worst fears are realized, Henry will stop at nothing to uncover the truth and save his friends before it’s too late.

Fans of Stuart Gibbs and Rick Riordan will love the action, adventure, and mystery of Henry Halifax and the Tutori’s Cloak.