This winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery is âan entertaining blend of fantasy, whodunit, and comedyâ (School Library Journal).  When Selwyn, a farmer, is accused of murdering his rival, Farold, he is sealed in the village burial cave with Faroldâs moldering corpse to await starvationâor worse. Worse comes along quickly in the form of a witch who raises Farold from the dead. Selwyn thought he disliked Farold when he was alive, but that was nothing compared to working by the dead manâs side as they search for the real killer.  âMurder, magic, salacious secrets, and sparkling wit immediately pull the reader into this engrossing medieval whodunit . . . universally appealing and difficult to put down.â âKirkus Reviews  âA tongue-in-cheek medieval farce and a supernatural mystery.â âLibrary Journal  âAn entertaining book that will attract both fantasy and mystery readers.â âBooklist
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