Review: Move over Hardy Boys!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 2, 2012
I'm a big fan of Helen Scott Taylor's books, and this one did not disappoint. Growing up, I was a big fan of the Hardy Boys mystery series. Todd Hunter is a modern day sleuth with a whole village of secrets to uncover.When his mother goes to France with her boyfriend, Todd chooses to stay with his father instead of tagging along where he's not wanted. His father lives in a rural English seaside village. Things seem to be going well when he discovers the body of a boy who is close to his age (15). The police rule the death an accident, but Todd is convinced the boy was murdered. But who would want young Andrew dead? Was he killed by his mother's angry boyfriend? Did the hippy artist have something to do with Andrew's death? What about the witches living in a cottage on the edge of the cliff near where Andrew's body was found? Are they involved? And what is going on in the creepy forest above the village?I kept turning the pages, anxious to find out what happened in this exciting whodunnit. I recommend Wildwood to anyone who loves childhood adventure mysteries.