Amy and Dan initially want the money, but realize Grace would want them to take the clue so they turn down their million dollars and receive a sealed manila envelope.Īll seven teams open their clue, and most depart the room. They're followed by the Holts, the Starlings, Jonah, Alistair, and Irina. Many Cahills take the money, but Ian and Natalie are the first to take the clue. McIntyre shows the Cahills a video from Grace, where she offers everyone either one million dollars or a single clue. They're joined by Jonah Wizard, Beatrice Cahill, Alistair Oh, Irina Spasky, Cousin Ingrid, and Cousin Jose, among others. Dan also points out other familiar Cahills, such as the academic Starling triplets.Ī non-random selection of many Cahills, including Amy and Dan, the Holts, the Kabras, and the Starlings, are called away to a private reading of the will. Amy and Dan run into the athletic Holt siblings Hamilton, Reagan, and Madison Holt, then speak with the wealthy Kabra siblings, Ian and Natalie. Grace's grandchildren, Amy and Dan Cahill, are taken to her funeral by their legal guardian, Grace's sister, Beatrice.

A Man in Black then speaks with McIntyre. She requests that William McIntyre, her lawyer, change her will to the alternate version, then dies. The story begins with Grace Cahill lying on her deathbed. It is set to receive a graphic novel adaptation by Ethan Young in 2023. The novel has received generally positive reviews. It stars Amy and Dan Cahill, two orphans who discover, upon their grandmother Grace's death, that they are part of the powerful Cahill family, whose members constantly fight each other for Clues, which are ingredients to a mysterious serum. The Maze of Bones is the first novel of The 39 Clues series, written by Rick Riordan and published Septemby Scholastic.

The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan