Rhyming text and pop-up and pull-tab illustrations reveal what a wide-eyed young boy sees as he wanders through a horror-filled attic.

Welcome to River Bluffs, Indiana, a cozy small town populated with charming homes, close-knit families, and the occasional deadly secret. . . House-flipper Jazzi Zanders and her cousin Jerod have found their latest project. The property, formerly owned by the late Cal Juniper, is filled with debris that must be cleared before the real renovation begins. But a trip to the attic reveals something more disturbing than forgotten garbage—a skeleton wearing a locket and

"The columns in this book were previously published in The Times-picayune"--Title page verso.

Matt Harper, a television and radio personality and a former professional soccer player, has just bought Elderholm, an old stone house in Leeds in the north of England. It's ideal for him, his partner Aileen, and her three children. Even the attic space seems just right -- the perfect place for a game room or a children's retreat. But as Matt and his decorator tour the property, they find something that will put the attic off-limits for a long time to come: a tiny child's skeleton that has clearly been there for years. What happened to the child, and how did its skeleton get into the attic? Detective Sergeant Charlie Peace and his forensic team think the child's remains have been in the attic for thirty years. Thirty years? Matt remembers that time. It was 1969 and he was seven years old. He was in the neighborhood, spending the summer with an aunt. That was the summer that Elderholm's owner left her house empty when she went to visit a daughter in Australia. What happened that summer? What memories lie deep in Matt's consciousness? Where are the other children from that summer who now, of course, are adults? Who killed the little child and why was he or she never reported missing? And who has now written to Matt, assuring him that he had no part in what occurred, that he had gone home to London before it happened? As Matt struggles to recover his memory of that strange summer, both he and Charlie Peace ponder what it means to love and lose a child and how one thoughtless decision can change a life forever. Richly evocative and deeply poignant, The Bones in the Attic is crime writing at its best from one of the great contemporary masters of mystery.

Pop-up illustrations depict the spooky inhabitants of Mouldy Manor, from the creature under the stairs to the skeletal inmate of the bedchamber. Movable flaps and tabs reveal what is lurking behind doors, pictures, and panels.

Vengeful ghouls and friendly ghosts abound in this elaborate haunted house. Each room features a spine-chilling thrill! Vampires, spirits, sinister animals, and untold horrors are lurking around every corner and at every turn. As the ghosts in this masterfully crafted residence come alive, so will your child`s imagination. This pop-up features a series of intertwining rooms, six spooky dolls, and an eight-page book of scary stories.