In the series opener, 13-year-old Mabel Stewart just found out that her family belongs to a secret supernatural society that has been trying to locate a world-changing book for the past 100 years. Thrust into a fight she never asked for, Mabel soon learns that death is a door that swings both ways.
Mabel had little use for the kids at her school whose worlds revolved around being popular and petty gossip. Shunned for her smarts, books filled with adventure were her escape and Mabel planned a summer of reading and relaxing. But when her parents are suddenly sent away on business, she and her younger brother Izzy must spend the next few weeks in a creepy old mansion with their archaeologist grandfather they barely know.
A chance discovery of a mysterious book in the attic has now catapulted her into the middle of a century-old quest in which the forces of good and evil are desperate to unlock its secret in which the worlds of the living and the dead are affected.
Mabel's wish for adventure has been granted with real-life locations in Wisconsin, the UK, and some occasional trips into the Afterlife. Along with help from Izzy, newly made best friend Henrietta Cooper and a reluctant ghost, can she conquer her fears to accept her family's destiny?
If you're a fan of magical coming-of-age series like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson, you'll love Mabel Stewart's journey from a shy nobody to the strong heroine she never knew she could be. Buy now before the price changes and then follow Mabel, Henrietta, and Izzy's continuing riveting adventures in the Mabel Stewart series where the line between life and death is always blurred!
Autorentext
E.G. Voss is a nearly 30-year veteran police detective sergeant having investigated everything from the mundane to murder. Additionally, Voss also serves as an instructor in several criminal justice disciplines teaching active-duty police officers, college students and academy cadets. Married with three children, Voss enjoys the small-town life of Wisconsin.
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Mabel Stewart never seemed to fit in with the kids at her school whose world revolved around popularity and petty gossip. Let down by others who used her when they needed help with schoolwork and then dropped her when she was no longer necessary, she'd learned to keep her distance from people. With a love of reading, books filled with adventure were her escape. But her life that she considered to be kind of boring was about to change shortly after her 13th birthday. With her archaeologist parents both sent away on a dig, she and her younger brother Izzy were about to spend the next few weeks in an old mansion with their grandfather they barely knew. A chance discovery of a mysterious book in the attic has now thrust her into the middle of a century-old quest between two rival shadow societies desperate to unlock its secret. Mabel's dreams of a more adventurous life have come true with her introduction to the world of the supernatural. Can she conquer her fears to accept her family's destiny?