Phillip Marrow, Jr.: The Private Eye

ISBN-13: 9781619550087 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 206 str.

Ea Bundy

Opis

This Young Adult novel combines detective and urban fantasy genres into a story about an atypical homeshcooler named Regie Ralston. Except for the fact he's an avid writer, he does not fit the homeschoolers mold, if there is one. The main character in Regie's newest detective novel is Phillip Marrow, Jr, and though unintentional, this story about a boy detective has become a tale that includes werewolves and vampires. But what is even worse, in Regie's mind, is the fact that his personal life is mimicking his fiction-in the worst possible way. Excerpt: It was the girl from across the street. Her eyes compelled him so strongly that Regie could not look away. Her hand rose and her index finger beckoned him to join her outside. Then she was gone. Regie left his room like a sleepwalker. An afterimage of her beguiling face haunted him as he moved through the family room and unlatched the sliding glass door. Pausing, he wondered why he was doing her bidding, and then stepped out onto the concrete patio into the dark...