Evil Behind That Door

Barbara Fradkin

Description

When softhearted handyman Cedric O'Toole agrees to help Barry Mitchell renovate his farmhouse, he finds himself facing old fears. Not only did Mitchell bully Cedric all through school, but his life has been troubled ever since. Now, just out of prison, he's broke and his parents have gone missing, leaving a cloud of suspicion hanging over his head. But when Barry warns him not to touch the boarded-up door in the cellar, the ever-curious Cedric can't resist. The small storage room, obviously unused in years, contains jars of preserves, barrels of dried apples and a pile of small bones. As he sets out to discover who died and how, Cedric uncovers a tale of violence, deception and abuse. And he learns just how far Barry will go to keep a tragic family secret from coming to light.

Sujets

• ELL
• Teaching English as a foreign language
• English as a foreign or second language
• Detective
• Mystery
• EAL
• Electronic Sports League
• Estonian Air
• Fiction

Informations

• Publié par: Orca Book Publishers
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781459801028
• Langue: English

Extrait

EVIL BEHIND THAT DOOR BARBARA FRADKIN

Copyright © 2012 Barbara Fradkin

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Fradkin, Barbara Fraser, 1947- Evil behind that door [electronic resource] / Barbara Fradkin. (Rapid reads)

Electronic monograph. Issued also in print format. ISBN978-1-4598-0101-1PDF.--ISBN 978-1-4598-0102-8 (EPUB)

I. Title. II. Series: Rapid reads (Online) PS8561. 233 95 2012 C813 .6 C2012-902231-4

First published in the United States, 2012 Library of Congress Control Number: 2012938154

Summary: Handyman Cedric O’Toole sets out to uncover the chilling secret locked behind the boarded- up cellar door at the farmhouse of his old school nemesis. (RL 3.2)

Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

Design by Teresa Bubela Cover photography by Masterfile

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