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 lives in Bakersville, North Carolina.

Imprint: 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