Fiendish Deeds: The Joy of Spooking Book 1 by P.J. Bracegirdle
by Sam Arnold-Boyd on Mar.28, 2012, under Environment, Horror, Mystery, Sam's Reviews
Who would like this book? Readers, 8 and up, who would like a gothic setting for an environmental mystery. (Think Carl Hiassen’s books (Flush, Scat) meeting A Series of Unfortuante Events.)
Why? Joy Wells, a precocious 11-year-old, lives with her family in the deserted town of Spooking, up the hill from the new, glowing suburb of Darlington. Joy and her brother are bullied at school for being from the ghost town that’s full of crumbling mansions, but Joy loves her home and the stories by her favorite author, E. A. Peugeot, which she believes are set in Spooking. When the evil Mr. Phipps launches a plan to build a water theme park in the bog in Spooking, Joy must set about stopping the construction in order to save both Spooking and its endangered creature. The many colorful characters and Joy’s unique take on being odd makes this a fun mystery for fans of black humor and gothic settings.
The details: 215 pp. 2008 Review by Samrarian
