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Sandy & David #3
The Ghost of Ramshaw Castle
Together again in Scotland, David McCrimmon and Sandy MacLeod are caught up in more adventure and intrigue. But is Ramshaw Castle really haunted? And is their old enemy, the evil laird of the castle, still in prison?
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Published January 1, 1989
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November 14, 2023
Sandy and David got themselves jobs at Ramshaw Castle. They quickly learned that there were mysterious happenings around, including rumors of a ghost being sighted. Their curiosity gets the better of them and puts their lives in danger.
June 16, 2013
I’m grateful to discover Canadian Robert Sutherland and wish his Sandy & David series were longer because he's made me a fan! Mislabelled as 'young adult', these have the feel of contemporary material. I deduced based on Ontario school graduation, that David was at least 19 in "Mystery At Black Rock Island". By this third volume he's surely 21 and the educated, composed Sandy at least the same. I also learned that Robert Sutherland strove for adult fiction. Publisher feedback predicated he'd be a smash for teens. It doesn't mean the protagonists are teens, for we often admire someone older than we are. I get the sense he merely toned down a few aspects, because it never feels like I'm reading beneath my demographic. These are great miseries.
Like many, David is a Canadian with Scottish roots who travelled to see the country for himself. He formed a bond with Sandy, self-possessed with the unique skill set of living at sea with her uncle and intimately knowing the Hebrides. After dodging terrorists where they were stranded on little-known Black Rock Island, it seems that Sandy next visits David's homeland in "The Loon Lake Murders". I didn't own that novel, which worked out all right because I leaped into "The Ghost Of Ramshaw Castle"; continuing from the first mystery.
After identification as a terrorist, the owner of Ramshaw castle is imprisoned. It becomes a museum and hotel, in which Sandy and Aulay MacLure work. David accepts a summer job and is thrust into another gruelling predicament, when legends combine with a murder and suspicious group of guests. I consistently praise this series with wonderful exposure to customs, geography, and tremendously positive characters. If not containing the paranormal, referring to mysticism like ghosts and fairies raises my level of interest ever higher.
Like many, David is a Canadian with Scottish roots who travelled to see the country for himself. He formed a bond with Sandy, self-possessed with the unique skill set of living at sea with her uncle and intimately knowing the Hebrides. After dodging terrorists where they were stranded on little-known Black Rock Island, it seems that Sandy next visits David's homeland in "The Loon Lake Murders". I didn't own that novel, which worked out all right because I leaped into "The Ghost Of Ramshaw Castle"; continuing from the first mystery.
After identification as a terrorist, the owner of Ramshaw castle is imprisoned. It becomes a museum and hotel, in which Sandy and Aulay MacLure work. David accepts a summer job and is thrust into another gruelling predicament, when legends combine with a murder and suspicious group of guests. I consistently praise this series with wonderful exposure to customs, geography, and tremendously positive characters. If not containing the paranormal, referring to mysticism like ghosts and fairies raises my level of interest ever higher.
January 21, 2009
this book is awesome!!! :P
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May 11, 2016A good kids book. I like to pre-check before I sick the grandkids on them, but this one had Em's vote before I bought it
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