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The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
Expected publication: February 26th, 2013 by Putnam Juvenille
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After her near-fatal run-in with the Jack the Ripper copycat, Rory Devereaux has been living in Bristol under the close watch of her parents. So when her therapist suddenly suggests she return to Wexford, Rory jumps at the chance to get back to her friends. But Rory’s brush with the Ripper touched her more than she thought possible: she’s become a human terminus, with the power to eliminate ghosts on contact. She soon finds out that the Shades—the city’s secret ghost-fighting police—are responsible for her return. The Ripper may be gone, but now there is a string of new inexplicable deaths threatening London. Rory has evidence that the deaths are no coincidence. Something much more sinister is going on, and now she must convince the squad to listen to her before it’s too late.
In this follow-up to the Edgar Award-nominated THE NAME OF THE STAR, Maureen Johnson adds another layer of spectacularly gruesome details to the streets of London that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
I devoured an ARC of the first book in this series, THE NAME OF THE STAR last year, and Pushy loved the audiobook version (which was her first introduction to the wonderment that is Maureen Johnson).
If you haven’t had a chance to read The Name of the Star yet, you can check out our reviews by clicking on the links above! You seriously cannot go wrong with one of Maureen Johnson’s books!
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I haven’t read the Name of the Star but this looks so GOOD! ♥
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I really loved the Name of the Star, and I really like Maureen Johnson’s other books too. She’s a great writer. I highly recommend her books!
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Even though I’m a big MoJo fan, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Name of the Star so I’m definitely looking forward to the next in the series. I think this one is on my Kindle, waiting for me….next!
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My goodness that sounds like a good book. Great pick and Happy Reading! Here is my WoW for this week!
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I need to hurry up and read Name of the Star so I can start this one!
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