Easily my favorite of the Chrestomanci novels, and one of two where Christopher Chant is young and Gabriel de Witt is the Chrestomanci, it is standard Jones: a seemingly 'simple' plot that is bristling with invisible tripwires as she builds up to a climax bursting with surprise after surprise. Simple being in quotes because no one but Jones could ever come up with such a brilliantly unique story. Brilliant and filled with lessons, namely how fraud and neglecting those you care for will come to haunt you no matter the probability.
Until next time Conrad, Christopher, Anthea, Millie, Robert, Hugo, Felice, and Gabriel de Witt. For this is one of those books I shall always reread again.
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