Return of the Grudstone Ghosts
Shadowpaw Press / 7 August 2024

Return of the Grudstone Ghostsby Arthur SladePublished by Shadowpaw Press RepriseReview by Michelle Shaw$14.99 ISBN 9781998273003 Moose Jaw is the setting for yet another page-turning adventure. This time there are ghosts, gangsters, a school in peril and, of course, the tunnels of Moose Jaw which lend themselves so well to nail-biting escapades. Return of the Grudstone Ghosts is the first of award-winning author Arthur Slade’s Canadian Chills series to be reprinted by Shadowpaw Press Reprise. The book was originally published by Coteau Books in 2002. The story begins when Daphne’s sixth-grade teacher, Miss Vindez, falls from the belfry of St. Wolcott School. Daphne and her friends Nick and Peach are determined to find out what happened. Why was Miss Vindez shrieking and babbling nonsense words and why, after surviving her fall, did she punch Principal Peterka? The three children discover that St. Wolcott’s is built on the site of another school, Grudstone, which burned down many years before. Daphne, Peach and Nick’s investigations lead them into the tunnels of Moose Jaw and a ghostly tale which they can barely believe. And it’s not over yet. Dark and dastardly things are about to happen and only the three children can stop…