This book is a young adult mystery story--a kind of updated Nancy Drew, except that it is a duo who take on the role of detectives and solve what is going on. Greenglass House is a former smuggler's house that is now run by the main character Milo's parents. They have more than their fair share of modern day smugglers as guests, but the one thing that they could always count on is that Christmas would be quiet. Not so this year. On one dark and stormy night a guest appears unexpectedly, and then another and another until there are five guests who show up on the doorstep and even weirder, they seem to know something about each other. Then things start to disappear and while Milo's parents are at a loss as to what to do, Milo and his new friend Meddy, the cook's daughter, investigate.
The reason I liken this to Nancy Drew is that in addition to being a mystery, the overall tone is nice. It is something that you could read out loud, or pick up before bedtime. It is not scary nor does evil reign. It is something an adult would enjoy reading out loud to children. There is a touch of magic, and some things to make you think, and overall it is a very good book of it's genre.
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