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Justin is a 13 year-old inventor and self-made billionaire.
He lives in Thyme Castle on the banks of Loch Ness.
He dislikes his name, never celebrates his birthday,
and can recite the entire Periodic Table in less than 45
seconds. His ambition is to crack the enigma of time
and build his own time machine.

Robyn is Justin’s older sister. Having just been
expelled from St Columba’s she can’t resist
tormenting Justin’s timid tutor to relieve her boredom.
However, when Lady Henny is kidnapped, Robyn soon
jumps at the challenge of being an amateur detective.

Albion is their 13 month-old baby brother. Most of the
time he is cared for by Nanny Verity - but occasionally
Eliza the gorilla has to help out with him instead!

Sir Willoughby was once a brilliant scientist, but there’s
something mysterious about his past. All Justin knows
is that he had a terrible accident at work, damaging his
memory and erasing vast chunks of his life. He seems
plagued by wild conspiracy theories and believes that
someone is spying on him.

Lady Henny was born in New York, where her father was
head keeper of the Bronx Zoo Ape House, and her mother
was a simultaneous translator at the United Nations. Little
Henrietta Higgins grew up with a skill for languages and a
love of primates. She is now a world-famous TV celebrity
starring in her own wildlife show called “Thyme-Zone!”

Sir Lyall, the 23rd Laird of Thyme, was swept away in an
avalanche on Ben Nevis. The old man’s body was never
found - yet 13 years later, a disoriented stranger arrives at
Thyme Castle claiming to be Justin’s long-lost grandfather.

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