Scrooge and Cratchit Detectives - by Curt Locklear (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>After spending the last two years remaking himself, Ebenezer Scrooge is once again visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley. Except this time, he is sent on a mission to save an old friend who has recently been accused of murder.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Scrooge understood this office had been his island, </strong></p><p><strong>a place of solitude, away from the danger. </strong></p><p><strong>Now he must embark to a new future, less certain. </strong></p><p><strong> Less tedious. Potentially more deadly.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>After spending the last two years remaking himself, Ebenezer Scrooge is once again visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley. Except this time, he is sent on a mission to save an old friend, Hezekiah Hiram Grumbles, who has recently been accused of murder.</p><p><br></p><p>In order to clear Mr. Grumbles's name, Scrooge travels to Cornwall along with Bob Cratchit, his business partner; Frederick Edmund Nuckols, his nephew; and Lockie, his new office boy with sticky fingers. </p><p><br></p><p>Scrooge must put himself in the line of fire in order to solve the mystery, and in doing so, he will discover that not everything is what it seems, and it takes a lot of courage to be selfless.</p><p><br></p><p>He was a new Crusoe.</p><p><br></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><em>"Curt Locklear's mystery adventure novel, </em></p><p><em>Scrooge and Cratchit: Detectives reads like a good Dickens novel ... </em></p><p><em>The plot evolves with vigor and excitement, and readers familiar with the </em></p><p><em>Dickens's original will be thrilled to welcome back some of Ebenezer's ghostly personages, </em></p><p><em>including Marley (there are others too). Overall, a lively and fun read."</em></p><p><br></p><p>-5-Star Review by <em>Readers' Favorite</em> reviewer, Emily-Jane Hills Orford </p><p><br></p><p><em>"Curt Locklear reinvigorates Dickens for a new generation, </em></p><p><em> bringing the beloved, classic characters of Ebenezer Scrooge and </em></p><p><em> Bob Cratchit further along their journey. Now, they are on the case </em></p><p><em> of a terrific Victorian murder mystery full of twists and turns with </em></p><p><em> loving echoes of Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. Locklear </em></p><p><em> will keep you guessing all the way to the end with lots of nods and </em></p><p><em> winks to those paying close attention. And since it's Scrooge, </em></p><p><em> there's no shortage of ghosts, life lessons, and the spirit of Christmas."</em></p><p><br></p><p>-Christopher Lastrapes, </p><p> former Warner Brothers Marketing and Development Director</p><p><br></p><br>
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