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Murder at Midnight
Murder at Midnight
Murder at Midnight
Audiobook5 hours

Murder at Midnight

Written by Avi

Narrated by Jeff Woodman

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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About this audiobook

A plot to overthrow King Claudio is brewing in the Kingdom of Pergamontio. Scholarly Mangus the magician -- along with his street-smart and faithful new servant boy, Fabrizio -- have been marked as easy scapegoats for the traitor lurking within the king's court. Together, these two unlikely partners must gather clues to solve the mystery and prove their innocence before the stroke of midnight. . . or face death!

Intricate plotting, surprise twists, and lively prose make for another suspenseful page-turner that stands alone or sets the stage for MIDNIGHT MAGIC!
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 1, 2010
ISBN9780545238779
Author

Avi

Avi's many acclaimed books for young readers include the Newbery Medal-winning Crispin: The Cross of Lead and the Newbery Honor books Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle as well as The Fighting Ground, Poppy, and The Secret School. He lives in Colorado.           

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Fabrizio, a young boy and servant in renaissance Italy, becomes entwined in a mystery. Political intrigue, the printing press, reading, reason, and magicians figure in the story. Well written and enjoyable. (3.6 stars)
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This story stands alone though its characters, Fabrizio and Mangus, appeared in Midnight Magic, a 1999 book by Avi. In this book, readers get a glimpse into the fears people had of the printing press when it was first introduced.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Set in Italy at the end of the Middle Ages, Murder at Midnight, finds Fabrizio, a young servant boy, negotiating the deadly intricacies of the royal court in order to save his master, Magnus the Magician.This is not my favorite of Avi's mystery books. It is lacking in the rich language and total period immersion of The Traitor's Gate, Seer of Shadows or Crispin: Cross of Lead. However, it succeeds as a gripping, suspenseful, and fast-paced (perhaps too fast?) murder mystery with strong protagonists in Fabrizio, and his friend, Maria. It's hard to go wrong with Avi.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I can't say that I was overly impressed with the mystery in this story. It seem to me somewhat muddled and confused. The mystery seems to be solved more by chance than by "the Detective" or detectives. It is a good example of what happens when ignorance is allowed to overrule reasonable thought. While I did not think the book was bad, I do not think I would ever reread the book. Hardly the book I would expect for any author's 70th book.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I love Avi's storytelling. I always feel I really know his characters; and the plots have many twists and turns.