The Morgue and Me - Hardcover

Ford, John C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670010960 ISBN 13: 9780670010967

Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers, 2009

Synopsis

Christopher just needed a job to kill time the summer after high school graduation. He didn?t expect it to be in the morgue. Or that he would accidentally discover a murder cover-up. Or that his discovery would lead him to a full-blown investigation involving bribery, kidnappings, more murders . . . and his best friend. And he certainly could never have predicted that Tina?loud, insanely hot, ambitious newspaper reporter Tina?would be his partner. But all of that did happen. And Christopher?s life will never be the same.

With plenty of plot twists, red herrings, and dry wit, The Morgue and Me is a page-turning modern take on the classic detective genre.

About this title

About the Author:

While attending high school, John C. Ford delivered pizzas and parked cars, but he never worked in a morgue. This is his debut novel. He lives in Washington, D.C.

From Booklist:

Senior year is history and college is still a few months off. What better way to kill the summer than by working as a janitor in a morgue? True, it’s Christopher’s interest in being a spy that draws him to the job, but it’s his first encounter with a corpse that really snares his attention. Mitch Blaylock is the dead man’s name, and he’s listed as a suicide. Those multiple bullet wounds, however, don’t look self-inflicted. What was the sheriff doing whispering over the body? And what gives with all that cash hidden in the medical examiner’s desk? The questions, suspects, and dangers keep accumulating, and soon Christopher pairs up with an “insanely hot” wannabe muckraker from the local newspaper. Too much serendipity plays into the hands of this crime-fighting duo (and not enough is made of the character traits that would drive someone to work at a morgue), but Ford’s unpredictable curveballs and switcheroos never relent. A satisfyingly grim departure from the usual squeaky-clean teen sleuthing. Grades 9-12. --Daniel Kraus

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0670010960
• ISBN 13: 9780670010967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320