"No one was surprised when Ivan Kleister was selected to lead the Tomas branch. He's a famous extreme-sports star and is rumored to have found more Clues than anyone in the branch. However, the Tomas WERE surprised when Grace Cahill invited the Holt Family to participate in her competition for the 39 Clues. Ivan and the other high-level Tomas had never taken the Holts very seriously. Will Ivan decide to support these unlikely Clue-hunting stars? Or is he too busy with his plan to upgrade security at important Tomas locations around the world? Monitoring the North Pole is even more difficult than you'd imagine..."