The Secret Place: A Novel Early Readers

The Secret Place: A Novel Early ReadersA year ago a boy was found murdered at a girls boarding school, and the case was never solved. Detective Stephen Moran has been waiting for his chance to join Dublins Murder Squad when sixteen year old Holly Mackey arrives in his office with a photo of the boy with the caption: I KNOW WHO KILLED HIM. Stephen joins with Detective Antoinette Conway to reopen the casebeneath the watchful eye of Hollys father, fellow detective Frank Mackey. With the clues

11-inch (28cm) wide and 2-inch (6cm) deep

he realizes his own name doesn't rhyme with anything except

to begin with

undersized boy had foolish dreams of becoming a Hollywood director

The simple truth is that most doctors are good at treating acute illnesses but bad at preventing chronic disease

so he decides to try to still his mind and practice being calm

Starved for affection

and trying to escape

Efforts include advocating for library funding

he begins an arduous and often dreamlike journey into a country where men meet ghosts and violence strikes as suddenly as heat-lightning--a world where there is no order "save that which death has put there

This relatable and rollicking tale will have readers between the ages 4 and 7 (and the adults that read with them) in stitches

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