Jennie Mcgrady Mysteries: Volumes 11-15

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Summary: Full of action and suspense!
Review: Seventeen-year-old Jennie McGrady and her ex- investigator grandmother, Helen, have a knack for the mysterious. On the way to Ireland to visit relatives, Jennie opens a letter Helen had received prior to boarding the plane. The letter is a clear warning for them to stay away from Ireland. Jennie's overactive imagination starts churning. Who would want them to stay away and why?

Once in Ireland, Declan, the son of an old family friend, picks them up at the airport. He invites them to stay in the castle. Jennie can hardly believe her good fortune. She gets to stay in a real Irish castle. Declan lives in the castle with his son, Jeremy, who is Jennie's age and his father, William, who grew up with Helen. Also living in the castle is 'the Duchess,' William's mother, who rarely comes down to sit with the family because of health reasons.

After stopping by Helen's family home, they head to the castle. At the castle, William tells Helen he wants her to look into his father's death. William's father died when William was a small boy and the mystery surrounding his death had always haunted him. He wants to know what happened. With Helen's background, William is sure she can find out what really took place on that fateful night.

Helen agrees to see what she can find out. Almost immediately, trouble begins. There's a hit and run, a fire, a bomb, the brake line is cut and poison. Who is trying to get rid of them and what are they trying so desperately to hide? Does it have anything to do with the death they are investigating?

In the midst of all the danger, Jennie discovers her great-grandmother's diaries in the attic of the family home just down the street from the castle. The diaries were written just before William's father, Liam, died. What secrets do they hold? Will they hold the answer to Liam's mysterious death?

Grave Matters is action packed from start to finish. Patricia H. Rushford keeps the pages turning. A great book for boys and girls who like suspense and intrigue.