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The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright

The Dollhouse Murders

Betty Ren Wright

Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · June 4, 2019

A Mystery pick for readers exploring The Dollhouse Murders.

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Who it’s for
A quietly unnerving mystery pairs a dollhouse’s eerie movements with complicated family ties.
Themes
Complicated family relationships, Murder mystery, Fear and suspense
Genres
Ghost Stories, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Horror & Ghost Stories

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About this book

Dolls can't move by themselves. . . . Or can they? This special anniversary edition of the hair-raising mystery that's kept readers up at night for thirty-five years features a foreword by Goosebumps creator R.L. Stine. Amy is terrified. She hears scratching and scurrying noises coming from the dollhouse in the attic, and the dolls she was playing with are not where she left them. Dolls can't move by themselves, she tells herself.

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But every night when Amy goes up to check on the dollhouse, it's filled with an eerie light and the dolls have moved again! Are the dolls trying to tell her something? Could this all be connected to the murders of her great-grandparents? Sinister secrets unravel as Amy gets closer to revealing the mystery of the dolls in this haunting novel that combines complicated family relationships with a bone-chilling mystery. Even readers who love scary stories will want to keep the lights on after finishing! The all-new foreword and jacket art make this spooky classic, an Edgar award nominee, perfect for sharing with a new generation.

Uncanny Keepsakes

A quietly unnerving mystery pairs a dollhouse’s eerie movements with complicated family ties.

Come here for

  • A dollhouse mystery that makes familiar toys feel unsettling
  • Family secrets threaded through a bone-chilling mystery

Expect

  • Scratching noises, eerie light, and dolls that have moved again
  • A haunting atmosphere that may keep the lights on

Where it sits

Mysteries & Detective Stories86%
Ghost Stories47%
Horror & Ghost Stories46%

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Publisher categories

  • Mysteries & Detective Stories
  • Loss & Grief
  • Paranormal
Authors
Betty Ren Wright
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
June 4, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Complicated family relationships · Murder mystery · Fear and suspense
Reading lane
Mysteries & Detective Stories