Review:
Triskellion by Will Peterson
Walker Books, 2008
(Age 11+) Surprisingly Will Peterson is the pseudonym of Mark
Billingham and Peter Cocks, both writers for television in
England. They have collaborated on a number of projects and
decided to write a trilogy for children, which took inspiration from
their interests in history, science fiction and crime. Triskellion is
the first title in the mystery series.
At the time of a difficult divorce in America, twins Rachel and Adam
are sent to England by their mother to stay with their
grandmother. A mysterious force seems to have taken over the
village and the children cannot feel at home here. They share a
heightened sense of foreboding for the place and are soon caught up in
strange happenings. When a television crew comes to the village
to investigate a Bronze Age archaeological find, the children, along
with the help of a strange outsider, discover a hidden but sinister
secret which shrouds the village and seems connected in some way to
their mother's family.
Imaginatively told,
Triskellion is an action packed story with
plenty
of interesting, though often volatile, characters.There is a
dream-like quality to Gabriel the young boy who seems to belong to
another world. Other characters seem possessed and driven to
violence. Unexplained phenomena haunt some mysterious places.
As with many such adventures the young protagonists seem too often left
to their own devices, but this makes for a great read!
Julie Wells
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