Jackaby
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- ISBN: 9781616203535 (alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
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299 pages ; 22 cm. - Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin, 2014.
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General Note: | Series information taken from NoveList. |
Target Audience Note: | 920 Lexile. |
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Subject: | Mystery and detective stories Serial murderers Fiction Murder Fiction Supernatural Fiction Imaginary creatures Fiction New England History 19th century Fiction |
Genre: | Young adult fiction. |
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- 31 of 31 copies available at Evergreen Indiana. (Show)
- 0 of 0 copies available at Greenwood Public Library.
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- Baker & Taylor
Newly arrived in 1892 New England, Abigail Rook becomes assistant to R.F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with the ability to see supernatural beings, and she helps him delve into a case of serial murder which, Jackaby is convinced, is due toa nonhuman creature. - Baker & Taylor
Newly arrived in 1892 New England, Abigail Rook becomes assistant to R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with the ability to see supernatural beings, and she helps him delve into a case of serial murder which, Jackaby is convinced, is due to a nonhuman creature. - Workman Press.
âMiss Rook, I am not an occultist,â Jackaby said. âI have a gift that allows me to see truth where others see the illusion--and there are many illusions. All the worldâs a stage, as they say, and I seem to have the only seat in the house with a view behind the curtain.â
A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2014
Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job,Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary--including the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackabyâs assistant. On her first day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial killer is on the loose. The police are convinced itâs an ordinary villain, but Jackaby is certain itâs a nonhuman creature, whose existence the police--with the exception of a handsome young detective named Charlie Cane--deny.
Doctor Who meets Sherlock in a debut novel, the first in a series, brimming with cheeky humor and a dose of the macabre.
âThe rich world of this debut demands sequels.â âKirkus Reviews, starred review - Workman Press.Doctor Who meets Sherlock in William Ritterâs debut novel, featuring a detective of the paranormal as seen through the eyes of his adventurous and intelligent assistant in a tale brimming with cheeky humor and a dose of the macabre.