Will it be enough"Will dazzle seasoned Milford fans and kindle new ones.
But they have only their stories, and one another, to save them. To pass the time, they begin to tell stories-each a different type of folklore-that eventually reveal more about their own secrets than they intended.As the rain continues to pour down-an uncanny, unnatural amount of rain-the guests begin to realize that the entire city is in danger, and not just from the flood.
Among them are a ship's captain, tattooed twins, a musician, and a young girl traveling on her own. side to the story.The rain hasn't stopped for a week, and the twelve guests of the Blue Vein Tavern are trapped by flooded roads and the rising Skidwrack River. In this standalone mystery set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Greenglass House by an Edgar Award-winning author, a group of strangers trapped in an otherworldly inn slowly reveal their secrets, proving that nothing is what it seems and there's always more than one. The settings are well rounded and creative and the plot moves as expected with a flourish to smooth transitions.The Raconteur's Commonplace Book: A Greenglass House Story (Paperback)īy Milford, Kate Illustrated by Wong, Nicole 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 creaky smugglers inn is always quiet during this season.
The third volume, THE RACONTEUR’S COMMONPLACE BOOK, will be released in winter of 2014. Greenglass House by Kate Milford won the prestigious Edgar Award for best juvenile mystery. 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. At Greenglass House, a smugglers inn, twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers adopted son, plans to spend his winter holidays. 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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