The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt (Johnny Dixon) - Softcover

Bellairs, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014240263X ISBN 13: 9780142402634

Publisher: Puffin, 2004

Synopsis

Johnny Dixon searches a deserted mansion to find H. Bagwell Glomus's hidden will and accidentally uncovers a mysterious and terrifying force

About this title

About the Author:

John Anthony Bellairs (1938 1991) is an award-winning American author, perhaps best known for his fantasy novel The Face in the Frost. He is also the author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in its Walls (which received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of Award and the American Library Association Children's Books of International Interest Award), The Lamp from the Warlock’s Tomb (which won the Edgar Allen Poe Award), and The Specter from the Magician’s Museum (which won the New York Public Library "Best Books for the Teen Age" Award.
 

Review:

Is there no end to the suspense John Bellairs can create? (School Library Journal, starred review)

ThereÆs suspense and action aplenty. . . . Perfect for the pre-Stephen King set. (Booklist)

Brace yourself for a wild ride. (Kirkus Reviews)

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 014240263X
• ISBN 13: 9780142402634
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176
• Illustrator: Gorey Edward