Alan Gratz

In a contemporary story based on Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," Horatio Wilkes seeks to solve the murder of his friend Hamilton Prince's father in Denmark, Tennessee.

A Horatio Wilkes Mystery

Something Rotten

Lynn Braden

The character of Horatio Wilkes is the detective in this mystery by Alan Gratz. Something Rotten is about Horatio's friend, Hamilton Prince whose father has just died under suspicious circumstances. Hamilton suspects his step father who is also his uncle, and he asks Horatio to stay with him for the summer and investigate his father's death. Lots of red herrings make this an interesting mystery. My only complaint about the story was the fact that Heratio's character just seems too knowledgeable to be a teenager, but overall this is a satisfying mystery.

Something Rotten A Horatio Wilkes Mystery

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