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4-6Barnaby 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.