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Never trust a dead man

by Vivian Vande Velde

FictionMurderMystery and detective storiesReading Level-Grade 9Reading Level-Grade 11Reading Level-Grade 10Reading Level-Grade 12Children's fiction

When Selwyn is accused of murdering his rival, Farold, he is sealed in the village burial cave with Farold’s moldering corpse to await starvation—or worse. Worse comes along quickly in the form of a witch who raises Farold from the dead. Selwyn thought he disliked Farold when he was alive, but that was nothing compared to working by the dead man’s side as they search for the real killer.

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