num_pages: 243
description: Can you hear the distant howling of hounds and the thunder of ghostly hooves? It's All Souls' Eve and Zamiel the Demon Huntsman has come to claim his prey! He's headed straight for Castle Karlstein, where the evil count has hatched an evil plan; he'll sacrifice his two young nieces to save himself. Can Lucy and Charlotte outwit their uncle and his oily henchmen to escape their dreadful fate? From the award-winning author of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife comes a spooky, funny thriller just right for those middle-grade readers looking for horror--and humor.  
language: English
title: Count Karlstein
titlecomplete: Count Karlstein
characters: Count Karlstein, Arturo Snivelwurst, Augusta Davenport, Hildi Kelmar, Peter Kelmar, Charlotte, Eliza, Max Grindoff, Lucy, Frau Muller, Doctor Cadaverezzi, Zamiel, the Demon Huntsman
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Gothic, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 2392
places: Switzerland
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers