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Young Gothic

A hauntingly monstrous murder mystery
By M.A. Bennett
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Filled with deadly secrets and the monsters you thought only existed in your mind... 'I had no idea what would happen next!' - Tess James-Mackey, author of You Wouldn't Catch Me Dead You've heard of Frankenstein's monster, you've heard of Dracula, but have you heard of... Read More
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The monsters aren't just in their heads. Dark and atmospheric, join Eve, Griffin, Hal and Ren as they discover the deadly secrets of the Villa Diodati ... will they all make it out alive? Perfect for fans of Wednesday and Stranger Things, this is a gothic horror with a closed circle murder mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page.

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Filled with deadly secrets and the monsters you thought only existed in your mind...

'I had no idea what would happen next!' - Tess James-Mackey, author of You Wouldn't Catch Me Dead

You've heard of Frankenstein's monster, you've heard of Dracula, but have you heard of the Villa Diodati? Eve, Griffin, Hal and Ren embark on a summer they'll never forget at the birthplace of all things Gothic.

The summer is beset by mysterious happenings, as the monsters they create begin to clamber out of their minds. Events rise to a horrible climax when, on a dark and stormy night, one of the villa's guests is found dead and each of our foursome becomes a suspect in a gruesome murder.

It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime. But when the stuff of nightmares becomes their reality, will they make it out alive?

Perfect for fans of Wednesday and Stranger Things.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781801301305

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 42.0mm

Width: 194.0mm

Height: 128.0mm

Weight: 334g

Pages: 480

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Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction M.A. Bennett Young Adult

About the Author

M.A. Bennett was born in the north of England to an English mother and a Venetian father. She loved history so much she studied it at four different universities. She also studied art and worked as an illustrator, an actress and a film reviewer. Now she has her dream job of being a writer and her books have been translated into more than 20 languages. She lives in London - the home of Greenwich Meantime - with one husband, two children and three cats.

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