Disappearance of Amanda Wrenn, The - Softcover

Stengel, Joyce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1455621668 ISBN 13: 9781455621668

Publisher: Pelican Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Some secrets aren’t meant to be kept.

Ever since Lou Harrison moved to Somerville, strange things have been happening. Why is it that Amanda Wrenn, a girl who disappeared decades ago, is identical to Lou’s dead sister? Why is Lou having visions of a terrible accident she knows nothing about? No matter how innocent Lou’s new home might seem, she can’t shake the feeling that a horrible secret is hidden there—a secret that someone might kill to protect. In this new thriller from novelist Joyce A. Stengel, the past and present weave together a dangerous web of mystery, deception, and murder. Intricate and fast-paced, this book will have readers holding their breath until the last exhilarating page.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Some secrets grow stronger—and more dangerous—with time.

“A classic spine-tingler with a truly modern heroine.”
—Stacy DeKeyser, One Witch at a Time

“The Disappearance of Amanda Wrenn combines equal parts ghost story, puzzling mystery, and creepy happenings to create an engaging adventure that will keep pages turning to the very tense end. Well-defined, three-dimensional characters and terrific Maine settings combine to give a moving sense of reality to even the spookiest moments. I honestly loved it.”
—Jan Fields, Ghost Light Burning

Lou is trying to forget. She doesn’t want to remember the tragic and sudden deaths of her sister and father, and she hopes that moving to the small town of Somerville with her mother will be the new start she needs. But like Lou, Somerville has secrets of its own.

Why is it that Amanda Wrenn, a girl who disappeared when she was thirteen, looks exactly like Lou’s dead sister? And the sinister visions suddenly torturing Lou’s mind show tragedies she never experienced.

Lou is prepared to do anything she can to solve the mystery of Amanda’s disappearance, but she’s running out of time . . . and if the puzzle isn’t solved soon, she might have to pay with her own life.

Award-winning children’s-book author Joyce A. Stengel’s passion for mysteries dates back to her childhood fascination with Nancy Drew books. Stengel’s previous titles include St. Patrick and the Three Brave Mice, published by Pelican, and Aladdin Scholastic Book Fair Choices Mystery of the Island Jewels and Mystery at Kittiwake Bay. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

About the Author:

Joyce A. Stengel is an award-winning children’s book author with a passion for telling enchanted tales. Her interest in mysteries dates back to a childhood fascination with Nancy Drew books, which showed her how to create a likeable protagonist and how to cleverly introduce clues to the reader. Stengel’s previous titles include St. Patrick and the Three Brave Mice, published by Pelican, and Aladdin Scholastic Book Fair Choices Mystery of the Island Jewels and Mystery at Kittiwake Bay. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1455621668
• ISBN 13: 9781455621668
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112