Landy, D. 2007. Skulduggery pleasant. NY: Harper Collins.
Skulduggery pleasant, fantasy novel filled with magical excitement. A young girl named Stephanie inherits a home from an uncle. Her uncle passed away and is being investigated as a homicide. Skulduggery pleasant is the protagonist in the novel that very much looks like the antagonist. He is a detective who solves crimes dressed in a scarf and long overcoat, quite the sharp dresser and is a living skeleton. Stephanie is saved by the detective and informs her of his speculations of her uncle being murdered and she just may be next. The antagonist in which they battle is Serpine an evil creature that seeks a sceptor to have full control of everything around him. A novel full of magic, sorcery, and fantasy with humor to ease the violence in the story line.