![]() ![]() We didn't have the Internet or cell phones back then, of course, and those can throw a wrench into mystery works. That nostalgia was powerful (though you may have to be about as old as the main character's aunt for it to apply). ![]() Reading took me back decades, to the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. This repeated several times, and I enjoyed each turn. At first, I thought I knew what was happening, but that turned out not to be the case. ![]() "The opening line got me in, and the snappy writing kept me going. Except Nick isn't convinced vampires are real.īut once he begins to peel back the clues surrounding the murder Nick finds his new job is not only dangerous but could suck the life out of him. If Nick proves vampires are real, his job as an investigative journalist is set for life. When the editor sends Nick to investigate a murder in Transylvania, North Carolina, the young super sleuth finds a corpse with fangs, bite marks and a stake driven through the heart. After solving the mysterious disappearance of Billy the Kid's "ghost" in Deadwood, Nick lands a job as a roving reporter for The Cool Ghoul Gazette, a website on paranormal or supernatural disturbances. Nick Caden is a normal teen with a "supernatural" knack for finding trouble and solving paranormal mysteries. ★ Purple Dragonfly Award Winner for Middle Grade Fiction ★ Is there a "vampire killer" running loose in Transylvania? ![]()
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