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To prove that her friend did not kill his parents, Holly enlists the help of a clairvoyant.

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Joan Lowery Nixon was born in Los Angeles, California. She attended the University of Southern California where she received a B.A. in journalism and later an education certificate from California State. She has written over 100 mystery books for young adults. She is known for her Orphan Train Adventure Series and other titles including A Family show more Apart, The Seance and Other Side of the Dark. Her works have earned her the honor of being the only writer to win four Edgar Allen Poe awards and in addition, two Spurs from Western Writers of America. She was a past President of the Mystery Writers of America. She died from complications of pancreatic cancer on June 28, 2003, in Houston, Texas. She was 76. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Original publication date
1995
People/Characters
Holly Campbell; Cody Garnett
Dedication
For Carol Farley with love
First words
Saturday. 2:00 A.M. Through the silence of the house came the creaking of the front door, the thud of dead bolts slapping into place, and the padding of muffled footsteps toward the kitchen.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)I was me - Holly Campbell - and I knew now that the spirit I had been seeking - and had found - was my own.

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Fiction and Literature, Teen, Young Adult
DDC/MDS
813Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English
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PZ7 .N65Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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