The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Very smart book!  Nobody, nicknamed Bod, wandered away when he was about two years old into a cemetery on the night his family was murdered.  An old caretaker, who is not a ghost nor is he human is co-guardian of Bod, making sure he has food and clothing.

Bod has many friends in the ghostly world and learns some pretty cool tricks.  However he is lonely and wants to meet with people also.

But, someone is out there looking for him.  Someone who wants to kill him.

A fun  read to enjoy with a mystery to solve.    Enjoy!

Lost Voices by Sarah Porter

I grew to enjoy this story.  I was worried about about the content of the Luce's uncle groping her at the beginning of the story, but that was the catalyst of her transformation.  Sarah Porter masterfully introduces the characters as they join the pod of mermaids.  Her main characters are strong, when you get to know them, you can a sense of their backstories.  Luce is a talented singer who balks at luring ships to their doom.  The last character of this book that we meet is a masterful manipulator.  I'm looking forward to reading the next installment of this series.

The Case of the Deadly Desperados by Caroline Lawrence

This book has some wink-wink moments when reading this story.  One must suspend their belief of believing some of the circumstances involved in the events.  I continued to reading this story because the PK has the symptoms of a person with autism or Asperger's Syndrome and a friend of mine has a child that has Aspergers.  Different people of the history pop up conveniently at helpful times.  So the story is a bit contrived.  Also you get to visit an opium den and meet a soiled dove.  Again some more wink-wink reading.  It's an okay story.