cover image Heir of Mystery, or Four Legs Good

Heir of Mystery, or Four Legs Good

Philip Ardagh. Henry Holt & Company, $9.95 (129pp) ISBN 978-0-8050-7477-2

In the paper-over-board Heir of Mystery: The Second Unlikely Exploit by Philip Ardagh, illus. by David Roberts, the McNally siblings hunt down the stolen brain of their dearly departed brother, who took a tumble in The Fall of Fergal. They must fend off a teddy-bear-wielding mad genius la Dr. Frankenstein who has plans for Fergal's noggin. (Sept.) .