The Night of the Scorpion

Anthony Horowitz. Berkley Publishing Group, $2.5 (160pp) ISBN 978-0-425-08447-2

In this sequel to The Devil's Door-Bell, Martin and Richard fly to Peru to vanquish the Old Ones, demons who threaten to unleash their evil on the world. ""Horowitz packs enough suspense and violence into the story to satisfy the most avid thriller reader,'' PW said. (12-up)

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