The Screaming Staircase
[Lockwood & Co. #1]
By: Jonathan Stroud
In The Screaming Staircase, the plucky and talented Lucy Carlyle teams up with Anthony Lockwood, the charismatic leader of Lockwood & Co, a small agency that runs independent of any adult supervision. After an assignment leads to both a grisly discovery and a disastrous end, Lucy, Anthony, and their sarcastic colleague, George, are forced to take part in the perilous investigation of Combe Carey Hall, one of the most haunted houses in England. Will Lockwood & Co. survive the Hall's legendary Screaming Staircase and Red Room to see another day?
The first in the Lockwood & Co. series, this one not only introduces you to some seriously memorable characters but it is filled with humor, adventure, and some truly terrifying, edge of your seat moments. If you’re looking not only for a good mystery this October but a pretty creepy tale, this one is sure to satisfy!
[Lockwood & Co. #1]
By: Jonathan Stroud
In The Screaming Staircase, the plucky and talented Lucy Carlyle teams up with Anthony Lockwood, the charismatic leader of Lockwood & Co, a small agency that runs independent of any adult supervision. After an assignment leads to both a grisly discovery and a disastrous end, Lucy, Anthony, and their sarcastic colleague, George, are forced to take part in the perilous investigation of Combe Carey Hall, one of the most haunted houses in England. Will Lockwood & Co. survive the Hall's legendary Screaming Staircase and Red Room to see another day?
The first in the Lockwood & Co. series, this one not only introduces you to some seriously memorable characters but it is filled with humor, adventure, and some truly terrifying, edge of your seat moments. If you’re looking not only for a good mystery this October but a pretty creepy tale, this one is sure to satisfy!
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Make sure to check out more books in the series!
Greenglass House
By: Kate Milford
It’s wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler’s inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers’ adopted son, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. But on the first icy night of vacation, out of nowhere, the guest bell rings. Then rings again. And again. Soon Milo’s home is bursting with odd, secretive guests, each one bearing a strange story that is somehow connected to the rambling old house. As objects go missing and tempers flare, Milo and Meddy, the cook’s daughter, must decipher clues and untangle the web of deepening mysteries to discover the truth about Greenglass House—and themselves.
What an interesting and mysterious read! Perfect for October with the changing of the seasons and the spookiest time of year! Meddy and Milo are inspiring detectives as they weave together the clues surrounding Greenglass House’s mysterious residents. Sure to keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end, this one is sure to excite not only mystery fans but anyone looking for characters that a well-developed and a setting that is so masterfully created, it’s sure to make you shiver.
By: Kate Milford
It’s wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler’s inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers’ adopted son, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. But on the first icy night of vacation, out of nowhere, the guest bell rings. Then rings again. And again. Soon Milo’s home is bursting with odd, secretive guests, each one bearing a strange story that is somehow connected to the rambling old house. As objects go missing and tempers flare, Milo and Meddy, the cook’s daughter, must decipher clues and untangle the web of deepening mysteries to discover the truth about Greenglass House—and themselves.
What an interesting and mysterious read! Perfect for October with the changing of the seasons and the spookiest time of year! Meddy and Milo are inspiring detectives as they weave together the clues surrounding Greenglass House’s mysterious residents. Sure to keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end, this one is sure to excite not only mystery fans but anyone looking for characters that a well-developed and a setting that is so masterfully created, it’s sure to make you shiver.
The Westing Game
By: Ellen Raskin
A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing’s will. And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger—and a possible murderer—to inherit his vast fortune, on things for sure: Sam Westing may be dead…but that won’t stop him from playing one last game!
It would be impossible to have a list of mysteries and NOT list one of the greatest mystery novels of all time! The Westing Game is a timeless classic in the youth mystery genre. It is one that every reader can enjoy as they try and solve the crazy web of clues that Sam Westing has put into place. Filled with twists, turns, and a cast of interesting characters with secrets of their own, Raskin has created a novel that is so genius that whole families can enjoy solving the mystery together.
By: Ellen Raskin
A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing’s will. And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger—and a possible murderer—to inherit his vast fortune, on things for sure: Sam Westing may be dead…but that won’t stop him from playing one last game!
It would be impossible to have a list of mysteries and NOT list one of the greatest mystery novels of all time! The Westing Game is a timeless classic in the youth mystery genre. It is one that every reader can enjoy as they try and solve the crazy web of clues that Sam Westing has put into place. Filled with twists, turns, and a cast of interesting characters with secrets of their own, Raskin has created a novel that is so genius that whole families can enjoy solving the mystery together.
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