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Marcus Sedgwick
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Audio Book
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Publisher | Orion | ||
ISBN | 978-140911623 | ||
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Vicky
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Synopsis
Join the wonderfully weird Otherhand family and their faithful guardian, Edgar the raven, and discover the dark secrets of Castle Otherhand. The rumblings and wailings from the Lost South Wing can no longer be ignored, as one by one, members of the castle are being found frozen, 'scared to death'. With mother, Minty, obsessing over her latest fad - sewing - and father, Valevine, busy experimenting with a machine to discover the Lost Otherhand treasure, it's up to aspiring ghost-hunters Solstice and Cudweed to solve the mystery. But as usual, things don't go quite as planned... It's just as well Edgar is there to save the day!
Review
Marcus Sedgwick's audio book 'Ghosts and Gadgets' as read by Martin Jarvis is brilliant. He brings alive the characters of the story in a riveting way - especially the narrator Edgar the raven. I found myself laughing out loud many a time at the antics of the family as they try to outwit the obnoxious Captain Spookini - a so called ghost hunter. They really do get themselves into quite a pickle to say the least. Great fun for both child and adult.
Masterful story writing coupled with a superlative rendition by Martin Jarvis - defintely one to recommend.
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