That being said, Ghosts of Greenglass House is still the perfect setting for a mystery with its long staircases, stained glass windows and the cold air of Winter blowing outside. Someone among them is Gilawfer the fence and another is Canlebone, the famous thief. When Clem and Georgie's loot from their heist also goes missing, we once again have an Inn full of guest's who are not who they seem. Things take an unexpected turn for the worse when a group of carolers from Liberty of Gammerbund, a Rest Home for the Mentally Chaotic or asylum near Nagspeake show up, and some of the singers are involved in accidents resulting in everyone spending the night. Things do begin to brighten up when Clem and Georgie show up using a girls bachelorette weekend as a cover for a heist they did that went wrong leading them to need a safe place to hide from their double crossing partner and a rival thief.

Plus Emmett Syebuck, a guest of the Inn has overstayed his welcome sketching their stained glass windows. Not only is he cranky about the lack of snow, he's also distressed over an incident that occurred at school with his History teacher, and his friend Meddy has mysteriously been missing since last year. The settings are well rounded and creative and the plot moves as expected with a flourish to smooth transitions.Milo is once again getting ready to spend his winter vacation at Greenglass House, but his holiday gets off to a rocky start. The characters were such a treat to read about and the writing style is once again imaginative and excellent for middle grade readers and adults alike. The premise of this book hooked me in completely. I received this book in exchange for my honest review. She has written for stage and screen and is a frequent travel columnist for the Nagspeake Board of Tourism and Culture (MY THOUGHTS: Originally from Annapolis, MD, Kate now lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband Nathan and son Griffin and their dogs, Ed and Sprocket. The third volume, THE RACONTEUR’S COMMONPLACE BOOK, will be released in winter of 2014. The first two volumes, THE KAIROS MECHANISM and BLUECROWNE, can be purchased for e-readers at all the usual outlets and in paperback from or. She is also the author of the self-published Arcana Project series. Kate is the author of THE BONESHAKER, THE BROKEN LANDS, GREENGLASS HOUSE, and the forthcoming THE LEFT-HANDED FATE (Fall 2015).

There are fresh clues to uncover as friends old and new join in his search for a mysterious map and a famous smuggler’s lost haul. Welcome back to the irresistible world of Greenglass House where thirteen-year-old Milo is, once again, spending the winter holidays stuck in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem.

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