Description
A cursed house. A decades-old mystery. A brother and sister on the edge. Nate is furious that he’s had to leave his school, break up his band and move to the middle of nowhere with his family. But he never imagined he’d be moving into an old farmhouse that’s been left for dead. From the moment Nate’s family arrives, he’s sure someone is watching them and a series of creepy discoveries leads him straight to danger. Soon, Nate and his little sister, Mila, uncover a chilling secret: the previous owner’s children vanished without a trace. But someone is desperate to keep the house’s secrets hidden. And if Nate can’t solve the mystery of the missing kids in time ... maybe he and his sister will be next. A gripping twisty thriller that will keep readers guessing till the end.
Review
Nate, Mila and their parents have made the move to an old house in the country, far away from suburban Carlton, where they used to live. Nate is not happy about it at all, as it means leaving his friends and his band behind, but it is a move that his Mum and Dad have made out of financial necessity, as they try to leave the stresses of a failed business behind them.
From day one the old, run-down house and property are creepy, and Nate and Mila have a sense immediately that things are not right!
Random and scary things keep happening, and things just don’t add up. They find clues that lead them to believe the stories that children really did go missing from this house. And their limited internet searches of stories about the house and the previous occupants leaves them more confused than ever, and determined to find out the truth...
With Nate’s intuition and Mila’s feisty attitude, these two siblings are a formidable duo, and they are going to need all their wits about them if they are going to survive the trouble that they stumble into here.
It is full of twists and turns, and you will be trying to put all the clues together yourself! With wonderful characters, this is not only a creepy mystery thriller that is age appropriate, but it has an underlying sense of family looking out for each other.
It will be thoroughly enjoyed by all those in upper primary and lower secondary who love a thrilling mystery story.
