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Eglantine

Allie's Ghost Hunters Case #1

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Eglantine

By: Catherine Jinks
Narrated by: Melissa Chambers
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About this listen

We moved into our new house because Mum liked the vibes. But those vibes turned scary when ghostly writing started appearing on the walls of Bethan's room. Mum tried a few new-age tricks, but couldn't stop the creepy nightmares. We even called in paranormal investigators, but they were totally stumped. That's when I decided to take matters into my own hands.

A spooky paranormal mystery for Allie's Ghost Hunters to solve, involving mysterious handwriting that keeps appearing on the bedroom walls, and a young girl who died tragically many years before.

©2002 Catherine Jinks (P)2007 Bolinda Publishing Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Mysteries Mystery & Suspense Scary Stories Witty

Editor reviews

Mum says the new house just needs a bit of fixing up. Mum is wrong. The house is haunted and it takes Allie and some very special friends to solve the spooky case of why eerie handwriting keeps appearing in her brother’s room. Veteran of Australian stage, television, and radio Melissa Chambers performs as the intelligent, aware, mature-for-her-age, and insatiably curious 11-year-old Allie Gebhardt, in the first of award-winning (for children’s, science fiction, and crime fiction) Catherine Jinks’ creepy, compelling. and slyly humorous Allie’s Ghost Hunters young adult mystery series.

Critic reviews

"Cleverly creepy, well-written and well-researched, this is a delightful spine-tingler and a great read." (The Sunday Tasmanian)
"A first-class ghost story." (Reading Time)
"Allie and her brother, Bethan, have mixed emotions when their family moves into a very odd old house because their mother likes the vibes. When the walls of Bethan's room are painted, the strings old-fashioned handwriting that were there before return. Soon Allie begins to make sense of the words. Narrator Melissa Chambers is warm and charming as she goes back in time, from 1890 to 1907, to retell the sad story of Eglantine. Allie, a modern ghost hunter, learns about kids of an earlier generation and their difficult lives. She also helps Eglantine find rest by finishing her tragic story. This dramatic history lesson, told with great Aussie accents, will intrigue modern young listeners." (AudioFile Magazine)
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A very well written story, and equally well performed. It drew me in and kept me listening to find out the truth behind the mystery. Unlike many ghost stories, the ending did not seem rushed or cobbled together. Many mysteries spend so long building up the drama, but then seem unable to reach a conclusion effectively.

Well written children's story

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