Family
A book smart character who gets nervous around people and stutters
Who is Amy Cahill?
Where Amy & Dan receive the invitation to join the 39 Clues
What is Grace Cahill's mansion, the Great Hall, or Grace's house?
Amy and Dan use this special tool to find secret messages in old Ben Franklin documents
What is a black light reader?
An au pair who is fluent in 3 languages and acts as a chaperone to our main characters
Who is Nellie Gomez?
There are this many branches in the Cahill family.
What is 4?
A fearless character who collects lots of things and figures out codes easily
Who is Dan Cahill?
The place where Amy, Dan, and Alistair almost die in a fire while looking for a clue
What is Grace Cahill's library?
Amy uses this special tool on a fence in order to electrocute the thugs coming after them in the cemetery
What is the Franklin battery?
The shadowy figure that always seems to be lurking wherever Dan and Amy go
Who is the Man in Black?
The formal name for the "Maze of Bones."
What is the Catacombs?
A family member who wants to form an alliance with Amy & Dan
Who is Alistair Oh?
Overseas location that Amy & Dan travel to while they're "following Franklin"
What is Paris, France?
This small, red book contains handwritten notes in the margins about the 39 clues.
What is the Poor Richard's Almanac?
An old lawyer who gives everyone in the 39 clues hunt the first clue and who tells Dan & Amy to not trust anyone
William McIntyre
Who is Rick Riordan?
Amy and Dan fall into a trap set by this person.
Who is Irina Spasky?
Where the kids go to look for the first clue. Also where the Liberty Bell is.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
This family branch's stronghold is in Paris.
What is Lucian?
The famous inventor who harnessed electricity and the first clues in the book are based on
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
When talking about the "coordinates in a box" and the games Franklin used to play during boring meetings, the author is referring to this game.
What is sudoku?
This person helps Amy & Dan out of the hole in the cemetery because they expect help with the clue
Who is Eisenhower Holt?
Where the children are going at the end of the book
What is Vienna, Austria?
Writers in the 1700s sometimes used these so nobody knew who the actual author of a work was.
What is a pseudonym?
Grace Cahill's Egyptian Mau who only eats fresh red snapper
Who is Saladin?
At the end of the book, the children will be traveling to this composer's birthplace.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?