Something Rotten

Something Rotten (ages 12-14) is by Alan Gratz. In Denmark, Tennessee, Horatio Wilkes is invited for an extended stay at the home of his close friend, Hamilton Prince. There he meets a cast of characters, each of which had motive to commit murder most foul. This cool and clever tale is rife with twists, witty one liners and an unexpected ending.

Denmark, Tennessee, stinks. The smell hits Horatio Wilkes the moment he pulls into town to visit his best friend, Hamilton Prince. And it?s not just the paper plant and the polluted river that?s stinking up Denmark: Hamilton?s father has been poisoned and the killer is still at large. Why? Because nobody believes that Rex Prince was murdered. Nobody except Horatio and Hamilton. Now they need to find the killer, but it won?t be easy. It seems like everyone in Denmark is a suspect. Motive, means, opportunity? they all have them. But who among them has committed murder most foul?

Alan Gratz was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. After a carefree but humid childhood, he attended the University of Tennessee, where he earned a College Scholars degree with a specialization in creative writing and later a Master's degree in English education. In addition to writing plays, magazine articles, and a few episodes of A&E's City Confidential, Alan has taught catapult building to middle schoolers, written more than 6,000 radio commercials, and lectured as a Czech university. Currently, Alan lives with his wife Wendi and daughter Jo in the high country of western North Carolina, where he enjoys reading, eating pizza, and, perhaps not too surprisingly, watching baseball.

Publisher: Puffin
Distributor: Penguin Group USA, Inc
Publication Date: 01-08-2009
Pages: 224
Measurements: 7.02in X 5.02in X 0.60in X 0.35lb