INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Levin, Betty

The Unmaking of Duncan Verrick

(4) 4-6 When Duncan's eccentric elderly neighbor, Astrid, has a stroke, his parents volunteer him to care for her dog. He soon becomes entangled in a dangerous mystery involving valuable artifacts. The secondary characters lack depth, but Astrid and Duncan are both well drawn, and the straightforward mystery is intriguing.

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