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The Blackthorn Key
by Kevin Sands
In 1665, Christopher Rowe is working for Benedict Blackthorn as an apothecary apprentice. Several apothecaries including one of Master Benedict's closest friends have been murdered and Christopher fears for Master Benedict, especially when he begins to stay out all night and comes home with strange injuries. When Master Benedict strikes Christopher and sends him away, he is in more emotional pain than physical. Christopher returns and finds that Master Benedict has been killed, so now he knows that Master Benedict sent him away in order to save his life. Christopher is under suspicion for his master's murder, so while he is in hiding, he starts to investigate what his master was working on that got him killed.
The Blackthorn Key is reminiscent of The Da Vinci Code and other similar stories that present lots of clues that lead to more and more clues until finally the mystery is solved. Overall, this is a good middle grade mystery set in the distant past.
The Blackthorn Key is reminiscent of The Da Vinci Code and other similar stories that present lots of clues that lead to more and more clues until finally the mystery is solved. Overall, this is a good middle grade mystery set in the distant past.