Böcker av Alfred M Struthers

Something very curious has happened in Ms. Fuzzburt's class. At eight o'clock, just as the students were settling in for the day, she put her head down on her desk and took a nap. Why? No one knows. Who's going to wake her up? More importantly, how will they do it? Will Ms. Fuzzburt ever stop snoring? See what happens when they unite for a master plan that produces the most improbable result.

Twelve-year-old Nathan Cole has been called the best detective of his age. Ever since discovering a bookcase in his attic, filled with an ominous collection of unsolved mysteries, he has endured the perils of secret rooms and treacherous mountain caves, faced the terror of rat-infested tunnels, been swallowed up by raging ocean waters, and has narrowly escaped the brutality of thugs and assassins3/4all in an effort to fulfill his role in a secret Hammond family legacy.But unlike his previous adventures, this time it's personal. Armed with the startling truth behind the suspicious death of his grandfather, famed bookseller Henry Hammond, Nathan and his trusted friend Gina McDermott will match wits with a new kind of enemy3/4one cleverly disguised as a friend3/4as they sift through a tangle of clues. Principal among them is an archeologist's field journal. It holds a hidden clue they can use to trap the killer. But to recover the journal, they'll have to survive the guile of one devious adversary while being pursued by another, even more dangerous villain. Facing danger at every turn, will Nathan and Gina ultimately prevail, or will they become the next victims of The Tears of the Empress?

Eleven-year-old Nathan Cole was never much of a reader-until he discovered a mysterious bookcase hidden in the attic. Once the property of his grandfather, Henry Hammond, the noted bookseller from Cambridge, Massachusetts, the bookcase called to Nathan from the moment he first found it. But this is no ordinary bookcase. The books that line its shelves have been saved for one reason: they each contain an unsolved mystery. What's more, Nathan doesn't choose the books he takes from the case3/4they choose him. And now, another book has presented itself. In it is a mystery that dates back to the late 1800s: the baffling account of a boxcar that seemingly vanished into thin air, from a moving train, in a town that doesn't exist. Only with the help of his best friend, Gina McDermott, can he hope to unravel a secret that has haunted a small New Hampshire town for generations. But Nathan and Gina aren't alone. Someone is waiting. And watching.

It was just another hot summer afternoon for 12-year-old Nathan Cole. Until the unthinkable happens. A brazen attack, orchestrated by his newfound enemy, Dan Perry, thrusts Nathan into a deadly game of cat and mouse. At stake is the ancient bookcase in Nathan's attic, rumored to contain a monumental and potentially lethal secret, put there in 1850 by his ancestor, Thomas Hammond. Fully aware of the danger, and refusing to sit idly by, Nathan takes matters into his own hands, with the help of his best friend Gina McDermott. What follows is a high-stakes series of twists and turns, and as the tension mounts, Nathan's family is forced to take drastic measures to ensure his safety. But will it be enough to save him from a powerful adversary, one with unlimited resources, who will stop at nothing to get what he wants? Is this the end of Nathan Cole and the mysterious case of secrets in his attic? Will Gina get caught in the crossfire? See what becomes of the boy whom the media has dubbed "the most famous 12-year-old detective in the world," as he tries to survive the riddle of The Grim Fugue.