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321 pp.
| Simon |
June, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4814-1921-5$16.99
|
EbookISBN 978-1-4814-1923-9
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Natalie Andrewson.
In this pastiche of the classic country-house mystery, aspiring young detective Tabitha Crum, along with her pet-mouse sidekick and five other children, is invited to a mysterious countess's ghost-ridden Lake District manor. The dark humor, arch tone, and Dahl-like secondary characters wear thin in an overstuffed plot; the prose is lively, however, and Tabitha is a sympathetic heroine.