The Cursed Hermit (Hobtown Mystery Stories 2)

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Praise for The Case of the Missing Men: Its Bertins confident idiosyncratic tone and Forbes small unnerving almost Jack Chicklike art that makes this such a weirdly warm-hearted nightmare. Booklist (Starred Review) This debut would be impressive enough as a mere genre exercisethe perceptive insights into the weirdly hermetic lives of both teenagers and small towns alike then are almost a bonus. The Globe and Mail Will our Teen Detectives untangle the mystery of Knotty Pinesbefore its too late? Brennan and Pauline are looking forward to Christmas break when theyre sent to an extra-credit boarding school called Knotty Pines. After attending their first classes however they realize they may have stumbled on their weirdest case yet! Its not just that the Headmaster and Headmistress are unusually strict its that they seem to be controlling their students transforming them into boneheads and bullies. On the final night of their stay the boys and girls are paired up to pledge eternal allegiance to the long-dead Lord Hobband to each otherin unholy matrimony! Isolated from their fellow sleuths our intrepid young investigators need to rely on a cast of colourful characters to lift a curse that has plagued the good people of Hobtown for centuries! Bizarre funny frightening and heartwarming this latest installment of the Hobtown Mystery Stories brings our teens one step closer to uncovering the haunting truth of their funny little east-coast village.