Skulduggery Pleasant

Landy, Derek. (2007). Skulduggery Pleasant. New York, NY: HarperCollins.

Twelve year old Stephanie just inherited her dead uncle's estate.  Now, a whole new world of magic opens up when she is meets Skulduggery Pleasant, who resues her one evening.  Her whole world is changed as she learns of the world of magic and her uncle's involvement in this strange world.  Skulduggery is a detective, but also a magical skeleton who solves strange crimes in the magical world.  Skulduggery and Stephanie begin an investigation into her uncle's death.  Along the way they try to solve who is after a destructive magical tool, the Scepter, and defeat the evil forces in the magical world of Skulduggery. 

This is the first book of this series of magic and mystery.  Children that enjoy mysteries and action will enjoy the world of Skulduggery Pleasant.  It is full of humor, action, and magic.