Malamander (An Eerie-on-Sea Mystery)

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Eerie-On-Sea is a seaside town where folklore and legends are just part of every day life. Herbie Lemon at the Great Nautilus Hotel is the local Lost and Founder. He gathers items he finds and keeps them in his Lost and Foundery until owners come to claim them. When a girl slips in a hotel window and begs to be kept hidden from an old man with a hook hand, she asks Herbie to find her missing parents. They went missing on a cold winter's night years before and their disappearance might be related to a local monster tale. And so begins a very magical and awesome children's story!

Herbie and Violet have a whirlwind friendship. Though they stumble under the weight of a misunderstanding, the reliance and trust they develop in one another never wavers. Herbie’s grounded sense of caution balances Violet’s head-strong drive to find the truth behind her parent’s disappearance. The support they provide one another amidst endless perils is as glittering and authentic as the Malamander’s dazzling egg.Kaiken kaikkiaan "Malamanteri" oli ihan mainio fantasiaromaani. Nopeatempoisessa tarinassa riitti vauhtia ja vaarallisia tilanteita heti alkumetreiltä lähtien, eli tylsistymään ei pääse. Sivuhahmot olivat kiinnostavia ja niiden joukosta löytyi muun muassa puhuva kissa, mikä on aina plussaa. Pidin itse kovasti vähän talvisesta merenrantakaupungin miljööstä. Voisin kuvitella kirjan uppoavan nelos-kuutosluokkalaisiin yhtä hyvin kuin harppuunan kirjankanteen. A Series of Unfortunate Events meets Winterhouse in this fun, whimsical, and heartfelt read! Malamander has easily become one of my favorites of 2019." - 📚🐙🏨✨

If you are a pirate or detective at heart, this is your book. And if something that once belonged to you went missing and you have yet been unable to find it, Eerie-on-the-Sea might be the place to look. Just watch out for the Malamander when you step off the boat. It might bite if you get too close…Violet Parma has returned to the Grand Nautilus Hotel to uncover the mystery of the disappearance of her parents, infant Violet found in the family hotel suite while all that remained of her parents were their shoes left upon the beach for the tide to claim. Technically Violet is a lost child searching for her parents and if anyone could solve the decade long disappearance, it's Herbert Lemon, lost and founder extraordinaire.