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    The Mystery
    The Mystery
    The Mystery
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    The Mystery

    Written by Garth Nix and Sean Williams

    Narrated by Stanley McGeagh

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    When an old man in an even older house dies mysteriously, twins Jack and Jaide Shield find themselves drawn into a dangerous treasure hunt in some deep, dark places. Jack and Jaide are troubletwisters—gifted with magic and cursed by The Evil, a force that will stop at nothing to destroy their world. The old house holds something very important to The Evil—and Jack and Jaide must race to find it, even though they don’t know what it looks like or where it is.

    Jack and Jaide aren’t the only ones searching for the treasure. And as the mystery gets bigger and bigger, they’re not sure who they can trust. Even friends are beginning to act suspicious. And their father, who should be their strongest ally, is leading them into treacherous territory.

    At the heart of all magic is mystery, and at the heart of this mystery is nothing less than the key to controlling magic. It’s going to take the two troubletwisters to the edge of their Gifts in order to figure this one out.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJun 1, 2013
    ISBN9781455821341
    Author

    Garth Nix

    Garth Nix is a New York Times bestselling novelist and has been a full-time writer since 2001 but has also worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve. Garth’s many books include the Old Kingdom fantasy series, beginning with Sabriel and continuing to Goldenhand; the sci-fi novels Shade’s Children and A Confusion of Princes; the Regency romance with magic Newt’s Emerald; and novels for children including The Ragwitch, the Seventh Tower series, the Keys to the Kingdom series, and Frogkisser!, which is now in development as a feature film with Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios. Garth has written numerous short stories, some of which are collected in Across the Wall and To Hold the Bridge. He has also cowritten several children’s book series with Sean Williams, including TroubleTwisters and Have Sword, Will Travel. More than six million copies of his books have been sold around the world and his work has been translated into forty-two languages.

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    • 5/5
      The best Holmes pastiche I’ve read—and yes, I know the character’s name isn’t Holmes, and he’s not English, and it’s half a century too late for a pastiche…but still.
    • 4/5
      The mystery itself isn't nearly as twisty as that of The Throat, but this is a great novel, and it's fascinating to learn the origins of Tom Pasmore, one of my favorite Straub characters.
    • 5/5
      I like it because it is a magical mystery ☺️
    • 5/5
      The small Caribbean island of Mill Walk is run by an elite group of rich islanders who live in an enclave on the East shore and spend their summers together 'up north', in Eagle Lake Wisconsin. They are an insular group, who pretend not to notice the corruption that supports their priviledged lifestyle, so when Tom Pasmore, the teenage grandson of one of the most powerful men on the islanders develops an interest in murders past and present, it really causes waves!Unexpectedly good! I didn't realise that Peter Straub wrote murder mysteries as well as horror stories.
    • 5/5
      To put it mildly, this is a book I must have read a dozen times since I was a teenager, and I still feel the same fascination with the plot now as the first time I read it in French. There is a deep sense of 'uncanny' ('unheimlich'), as the modern day storyline is mixed with strange elements and past history ghosts/murders. Everything is connected between the past and the present and Straub's skill is fully developped as he plays with readers about clues and connections, daring us to understand the full story right up til the end.The narrative is on the third person, but you feel close to the main character, Tom, as you read his thoughts and perceive his reasonning along the plot. I enjoyed the first part most, Tom's childhood, as it is a key element for the whole storyline. This book cannot be put down, because you feel you have to know what happens and you have to know the reasons behind so many murders. It is a good stand-alone book, the one that initiated me to the 'Blue Rose' murders series and I have read the rest of the books - this book is highly recommended as a first approach to Straub's 'thriller' genre writing (well apart from his 'horror' genre).