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After a tumultuous freshman year at NYU, Mimi Shapiro retreats to her father’s isolated cottage in Canada, hoping for peace. There she finds Jay, a local musician, already wary of her arrival. Tension escalates when Jay confronts Mimi with bizarre, threatening tokens—a dead bird, a snakeskin, and a cricket‑inspired soundtrack—claiming they are her work. With no prior contact, Mimi must uncover who left the items, why the intruder barges in, and what motive lies behind these unsettling clues.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Tim Wynne-Jones
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