Where Evil Lurks

by Anne E. Schraff

Marty's parents buy a bed-and-breakfast in a small town. Joe Rivers wants to buy the bed-and-breakfast for some unknown reason. With the help of the original owner's granddaughter, Marty finds out the truth and puts Joe where he belongs.

98 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2005

About the author

Anne Elaine Schraff grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from California State University at Northridge and taught high school for ten years.

Anne paid her way through college by writing short stories for magazines. Since college she has written hundreds of stories and over eighty books including historical fiction, biographies, science books, and her favorite, fictional books for young people. She is published as both Anne Schraff and Anne E. Schraff.

Her background, which she describes as "multicultural, lower middle-class neighborhood, including African Americans, Mexican Americans, Arab Americans, and Filipino Americans," is her greatest inspiration when writing.

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this because someone had put a sticky note in the library copy that said "Read to this point, STOP." I wanted to see if the STOP was some kind of mature content warning from a reader, or something different.
Turns out there is no mature content, but it's just not a great book. Very straightforward, some stereotypical characters but no description, literary devices, suspense, surprise, or depth. I guess it's intended to be hi/lo so that's may be the point. I didn't find it very high interest.
Some of the passages made me actually roll my eyes, like this one about the love interest Joni Landers: "She ate mostly salads, which accounted, partially, for her beautiful figure." Sheesh.

[Susan Forsgren · Rating 3 out of 5]

For those students who do not like to read, this is an easy well created, fast paced book that will hold their interest.

[Ashley Keegan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought it was not that interesting of a book because the way it was written. Maybe if I was in fifth grade I would have enjoyed it but because im older it was not that very interesting of a book.
The reason for that being was because it was written so that even someone as little as ten can understand without being confused. I guess I would recommend it older elementary schooled kids but not people in my grade level.

[Chris Veal]

good book