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Tim and Jamie are staying with Tim's grandparents in a Norfolk village over the New Year. An old legend says that when the bell of the old chapel rings someone will die. When it does ring, and a man is found dead, the two boys are determined to solve the mystery surrounding his death.
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- PublisherCollins
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 000107217X
- ISBN 13 9780001072176
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 224 pages. Tim and Jamie investigate the unsolved murder of o ld Mr. Jefford who was found with a smashed skull in the church c rypt Editorial Reviews From School Library Journal Grade 8-10-- This British mystery is unlikely to find an appreciative audienc e among American readers. A sophisticated vocabulary; a complicat ed, slow moving plot; and the frequent use of Briticisms make the text difficult. The most damaging flaw, however, is Wilde's vagu e depiction of his two main characters. Readers learn that Jamie and Tim attend school together and live in London and that they b ecome involved in their investigations during a visit to Tim's gr andparents, but beyond this little else is revealed about them. M inor characters are also sketchily drawn, though the boys' probin g does lead to some interesting revelations about the suspects in the murder of old Mr. Jefford. Still, while the eventual solutio n of the mystery is clever and complex, the repetitive dialogue, minimal action, shallow characterization, and slow pacing rob thi s story of any real excitement or suspense. Wilde's writing is sm ooth and professional and his plot is carefully constructed, but most readers won't persevere long enough to discover and apprecia te his talent. --Lisa Dennis, The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From K irkus Reviews During a visit from London to his grandfather's vic arage in a Norfolk village, Tim and his friend Jamie, both 14, ar e among those who discover the body of wealthy old Mr. Jefford in the crypt of an abandoned church. The police are baffled by the crime, which features some apparent impossibilities (the keys are in the crypt, whose door is blocked from the inside by a huge st one, though the door has been locked from the outside). A legend about a devil that, long ago, emerged from the crypt to kill at t he tolling of the church bell also complicates the villagers' res ponses to the event. A year later, the mystery still unsolved, th e boys return for another visit. Offering to help the various sus pects by shoveling the still-falling snow, they ferret out enough motives, clues, and suspicious behavior- -pieced together with t heir recollections of the fatal day and some extraordinarily skil lful deduction--to keep readers guessing to the end. In a dramati c finale, the two confront the murderer who, in the classic tradi tion, listens avidly while Jamie puts the whole puzzle in order, deftly using every piece. Wilde (Into the Dark, 1990) fans his st ory's inherent suspense with transparent but effective devices--l owering weather, references to the supernatural, inexplicable sen sations of fear, faces that suddenly go white, etc. His plotting is intricate but economical, with a good array of suspects. The b oys are lightly but adequately sketched; their compassion for the murderer is a nice touch. Solid entertainment. (Fiction. 12+) -- Copyright ®1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --T his text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Seller Inventory # 894v
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A haunting story set in a remote Norfolk village. vg dj (price unclipped), pictorial plan of the 'grounds', page edges slightly discoloured, else vg+. tall 8vo, 224pp. Seller Inventory # 07D06
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