(4) 4-6 Barnaby Grimes series. Illustrated by Chris Riddell. In Dead, tick-tock lad Barnaby finds himself fighting against an uprising of dead soldiers back for revenge. In Alley, he follows a murder trail only to learn that nothing about the case is as it seems. Both gory thrillers begin right in the middle of the action, with gruesome full-page drawings enhancing the frightening alternate-Victorian atmosphere. Review covers these Barnaby Grimes titles: Legion of the Dead and Phantom of Blood Alley.

Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor

(4) 4-6 Barnaby Grimes series. Illustrated by Chris Riddell. In Dead, tick-tock lad Barnaby finds himself fighting against an uprising of dead soldiers back for revenge. In Alley, he follows a murder trail only to learn that nothing about the case is as it seems. Both gory thrillers begin right in the middle of the action, with gruesome full-page drawings enhancing the frightening alternate-Victorian atmosphere. Review covers these Barnaby Grimes titles: Legion of the Dead and Phantom of Blood Alley.

Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor

(4) 4-6 Barnaby Grimes series. Illustrated by Chris Riddell. Barnaby, an errand boy, takes on a new client: a headmaster who collects stuffed birds. After delivering a rare specimen, Barnaby finds the school in a state of anarchy, under the control of a strange power. As the students commit wicked acts, Barnaby fights to solve the mystery. Striking black-and-white illustrations accompany the darkly gruesome tale.

Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor

(4) 4-6 Barnaby Grimes series. Illustrated by Chris Riddell. Barnaby, a tick-tock lad (or messenger), suspects there is a connection between recent wolf attacks and a local doctor's curative tonic after the doctor's patients start dying. Barnaby investigates and becomes a victim of the doctor's wicked scheme. Riddell's illustrations convey the Victorian setting and show Barnaby's skillful maneuvering of the city's rooftops in this gruesome start to an imaginative new series.

Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor