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212 pp.
| Front |
October, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-1-932425-96-3$16.95
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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.