Grandmother's House

Port Silva #4

by Janet LaPierre

Vowing to keep the historic house left to him by his grandmother from the grips of greedy developers, thirteen-year-old Petey Birdsong must rely on the help of Val Kuisma to protect him when things turn violent

Genres: Mystery

296 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1991

Reviews

[David Reynolds · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good but I had some trouble getting into it, may have been the crazy shifts I had at work didn't allow me to read but bits and pieces at a time. Still a well written book and a good story

[Sandra Strange · Rating 3 out of 5]

This mystery set in the area of N. California coast where we often vacation weaves threads of drug and hard life hippies, environmentalists, evil developers and a really nice but wounded set of protagonists (including a plucky teenage boy) into a dark but satisfying mystery. Written in 1991, it seems more contemporary because of the conflicts, though our level of technology is genuinely missed!

[Pat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better than average mystery of single mom of 13 year old son who is very attached to home and a developer wants to buy house and build upscale.
Tenant is a cop.
Ex-husband is an actor creep.
Pretty good.