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Title: A Forgotten Classic That Could Stand to Be Forgotten
Review: I'd never heard of this "forgotten classic" before I picked up this retitled reissue. I see now that I wasn't missing much.The story rambles and meanders. The wicked, wicked ladies seem like they could be much more wicked, though I did enjoy the way they were introduced (via a series of portraits that hang in their ruined old house). I wish there had been other little gimmicks like that in the book, to make it stand out.If you want a book about running around in an old house, I recommend Ellen Raskin's "The Westing Game" or "The House With a Clock in Its Walls" by John Bellairs. Those books will stay with you for a long time, and they warrant rereading. The wicked, wicked ladies simply don't have much to recommend them.
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