New house, new school, new friends–but Matt Lanchester knows it won’t all be that easy when he moves to the town of Hay-on-Wye. Almost as soon as he arrives, he is drawn into a mystery when he sees a roadside memorial marked by a little wooden cross with the initials M.L. carved into it. His initials! Then he meets Robbo and Tig and Old Wil Jones and his wife, Gwynnie. There’s history here and a well-kept village secret–and Matt is desperate to find out more.

Related: Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Wales (UK)

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• ISBN: 9780375845741
• Author: Newbery, Linda
• Published: 2008, David Fickling Books
• Themes: detective story, Ghost, Secret
• Descriptors: Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Wales (UK)
• No. of pages: 208