Isaac and Selenna Izard have left behind a mysterious clock that ticks somewhere inside the walls of the house, but no one can find out exactly where it is.
However, a very evil witch and wizard lived in the house before Uncle Jonathan: the Izards. At last they reveal to him that they are witches– but good ones. But then he grows suspicious of their eccentric behavior.
At first Lewis enjoys the company of his uncle and their next-door-neighbor, Mrs. This prolific author of spooky stories wrote a series featuring little Lewis Barnavelt, who makes his first appearance in this book.Ī pudgy, crybabyish boy who is terrible at baseball and football, Lewis has just lost his parents when he comes to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a mansion overlooking the small Michigan town of New Zebedee. It was only just now that I bothered to wiki the matter, so I can go forward with confidence that I am reading a book that was really written by its purported author. One thing that has held me back is confusion about which books are authentically by Bellairs, and which were “ghost-written” by Brad Strickland, using notes left behind by Bellairs at his death. I intend to rectify this oversight in time. At this writing I have only read the Lewis Barnavelt books, however. John Bellairs (1938-1991) wrote several gothic mystery series for young readers, featuring heroes named Lewis Barnavelt, Johnny Dixon, and Anthony Monday plus, a fantasy classic titled The Face in the Frost.
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