I was wandering around Partners and Crime, and found a book called Skulduggery Pleasant on a table. I bought it yesterday afternoon, completely on the strength of the book jacket whimsy, and stayed up very late last night reading it. It’s a goofy, slightly supernatural mystery. I laughed at several turns of phrase, particularly a boy described as having “unfortunate ears.”
A walking, talking skeleton is a private eye in Dublin. A twelve year old girl wants him to solve the mystery of her uncle’s murder. It would be a good pickfor pre-teen or young adult readers, but will appeal to adults too: fans of Harry Potter or the Dresden Files.
testing testing.
I want to read Skulduggery Pleasant, too!
Okay, I totally want to read this now, too.