Violet has spent her holidays exploring India with Godmother Celeste, including visiting Celeste's good friend the Maharajah and meeting his very special cockatoo. But when she returns home, Violet gets a surprise visit from the Maharajah's butler, asking her to look after the bird. Violet couldn't be more amazed, but the cockatoo holds the key to the Maharajah's fortune, and someone is trying to bird-nap her Can Violet discover who the culprit is before they succeed?