Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

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Skulduggery is a person or rather a skeleton that was a person who also happens to be a detective that can use magic.  Enter Stephanie Edgley, a girl who wants to avenge her uncle’s death and go on exciting adventures.  Soon the unlikely pair is racing across Ireland fighting evil and looking for a scepter that may only be a myth.  This is a true good vs evil type of book with a large dollop of wit and humor. 

 I quite enjoyed it and think it will be the first in a series, although I am not 100% certain.  It is a well crafted tale which reminds me of Ghost Rider meets Harry Dresden.  the action is fast paved and the story moves along, but also gives sufficient details to draw the reader into the myths and legends presented.  I look forward to the next book (if there is one).  My absolute favorite part is actually not part of the book at all, but rather the author’s bio on the back jacket flap.  You’ll have to read it to see what I mean. 

Published by Kate Hall

Kate Hall is the Executive Director of the Northbrook Public Library after serving as Director at the New Lenox Public Library and in various library positions in the Chicagoland area for over 20 years. In her 11 years as a library director, Kate has been in leadership positions in state and national library groups including the American Library Association, Illinois Library Association, and Reaching Across Illinois Library System. She has served on the committee and chaired Director’s University, an intensive training for new Illinois Public Library Directors. Kate is the recipient of the 2021 Illinois Library Association Librarian of the Year Award and has just launched Illinois Libraries Present, a new statewide joint programming cooperative. She is the co-author of The Public Library Director’s Toolkit and The Public Library Director's HR Toolkit published by ALA Editions and the devoted servant of two demanding cats.

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