Into the Gauntlet
Author:	Margaret Peterson Haddix
Publication Date:	August 30, 2010
Pages:	327
Setting:	London, England Stratford-Upon-Avon, England Cahill Island, Ireland
Preceded By:	Storm Warning
Followed By:	Vespers Rising

Into The Gauntlet is the tenth and Penultimate book in Series One of The 39 Clues. It was written by Margaret Peterson Haddix and was released on August 31, 2010.

Contents 1 Quote 2 Characters 3 Clues 4 Secret Message 5 Letter 6 Cards 7 Audio Extra 8 Trivia 9 Comments

QuoteEdit

"We can't stop her. It's just Dan and me against the most evil woman in the world." Amy Cahill

"They make her look like Mother Teresa" -William McIntyre

Characters Edit

• Amy Cahill

• Dan Cahill

• Nellie Gomez

• Saladin

• Fiske Cahill

• Jonah Wizard

• Broderick Wizard

• Isabel Kabra

• Ian Kabra

• Natalie Kabra

• William McIntyre

• Alistair Oh

• Eisenhower Holt

• Mary-Todd Holt

• Reagan Holt

• Madison Holt

• Hamilton Holt

• Sinead Starling

• Ned Starling

• Ted Starling
• Gertrude Pluderbottom

CluesEdit

The Clue is the Serum Formula.

Secret MessageEdit

Page 39 - Page 91: The Cahills aren't the Only Ones Looking for the Clues

Letter: The Vespers Are Coming

LetterEdit

This letter is from Grace for William. She writes that the news from her doctor isn't good and she will die soon. News on the front are worst: The Vespers are drawing near. She hopes that the hunt will help Amy and Dan bring this family together. The devil is at the door, this family must fight the real enemy.

CardsEdit

• Card 220: The Last Chance

• Card 221: The Long Shot

• Card 222: The Wild Card

• Card 223: The Loose Cannon

• Card 224: The Double-Crosser

• Card 225: The Backstabber

Unlike most books, this includes one card from each branch, all of them are needed for a puzzle, and they are all agent cards.

It's showing the characters that participated in the gauntlet while also giving a short description of them for the card name. Names from top to bottom are Amy, Dan, Jonah, Hamilton, Alistair, and Natalie.

It didn't show Sinead or Ian even though they also completed the Gauntlet, although this was probably because there could only be 6 cards, and they wanted only one from each branch.

When you put these cards in the order of 221, 220, 225, 222, 224 and 223, it forms a scene of the gauntlet.

These cards together form the message "ONLY TOGETHER CAN WE FIGHT THE TRUE ENEMY" in the order of cards 220, 225, 224, 223, 222, 221, 223, 224 and 225.

Card 220: The Last Chance has an image on the back that can be arranged with 9 cards from the other books to make the scene of Gideon Cahill's lab fire.

Audio ExtraEdit

This is only able by listening to the bonus track on the audio book. In it, Grace leaves a final message to Amy and Dan. She says that by now, the two have learned the entire truth and that they had inherited a few more things. She leaves her bungalow from the Madrigal Gauntlet, her headquarters in Madagascar, and the Flying Lemur. She also says in her Swiss Bank Account are a couple of her personal belongings she didn't want to keep in the mansion from Hope and Arthur. Amy receives a necklace Hope got on her eleventh birthday right before her father died. Dan gets a watch Arthur had that is damaged from many attacks. And from Grace, a ring. She ends the recording saying goodbye and that she loves both of them.

TriviaEdit

• The book is in everyone in the Clue Hunt's point of view (except for Irina Spasky, who is dead).

• On the front cover, the key in the logo is usually behind the U in Clues. But on the cover of this book, the key is seen flying out of the U. A guess might be that the U is made of an elastic material that, if something hits it, will pass through it. This is again seen is in the promotional videos for Vespers Rising.
• The same keys have a reference of the branch names. At the tip of each key there is the first letter of the branch at the top of the key.
• There is usually an image of the world behind the words, 'The 39 clues'. However on this cover, it has been shattered, which may be a reference to the fact that if the Master Serum falls into the wrong hands, the world could be ended.

• Also, the other four keys are flying outwards from the logo. This probably means that those keys are also in the logo, but hidden from view.
• On the spine of each book, the title of the book has a bright glow around it, however, on the spine for this book, there is no glow.
• It is the longest book in the first series with a total of 327 pages.
• This book unlocks Mission 10: End Game.
• Although the other books show she doesn't care about her, this book shows the one time Isabel Kabra had physically hurt her daughter, Natalie Kabra.
• This book gives hints about the Vespers.
• When Mr. McIntyre tells Dan and Amy about the Vespers towards the end of the book he also tells them that they've inherited Grace's land.
• Everyone who participated in the Gauntlet received 2 million dollars.

Also, at the end of Chapter 2, Isabel slaps Ian.

v • d • e The 39 Clues
The 39 Clues	The Maze of Bones • One False Note • The Sword Thief • Beyond the Grave • The Black Circle • In Too Deep • The Viper's Nest • The Emperor's Code • Storm Warning • Into the Gauntlet • Vespers Rising
Cahills vs. Vespers	The Medusa Plot • A King's Ransom • The Dead Of Night • Shatterproof • Trust No One • Day Of Doom
Unstoppable	Nowhere to Run •
Cahill Files Books	Operation Trinity • The Submarine Job • The Redcoat Chase • The Houdini Escape • Silent Night • Spymasters
Additional Books	The Black Book of Buried Secrets • Agent Handbook • Rapid Fire
Characters	Amy Cahill • Dan Cahill • Nellie Gomez • Fiske Cahill • Jake Rosenbloom • Atticus Rosenbloom • Evan Tolliver • Ian Kabra • Natalie Kabra • Hamilton Holt • Eisenhower Holt • Alistair Oh • Jonah Wizard • Reagan Holt • Madison Holt • Irina Spasky • Isabel Kabra • William McIntyre • Saladin • Minor Characters • Historic Cahills
Other	Clues • Cards • Missions • Finder • Games
Wiki Teams	Wiki Team Win History • New 39 Clues Wiki Teams

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