Age Group: 9 - 12 Years

Description:

Snowbound at crumbling Gristle Manor on tyrannical Sir Ignatious Gristle's 90th birthday bash, the family gathers—then gasps as the old miser meets a narwhal-tusked end! Police? Snowed out. Escape? Impossible. Every scheming relative—from greedy cousins to bitter in-laws—sports motives sharper than the murder weapon. Enter plucky granddaughter Edna Gristle and her unflappable tortoise sidekick, Charles Darwin, to crack the case amid head-spinning clues, outrageous lies, and suspicious snowdrifts. Bestselling Claude creator Alex T. Smith launches a wickedly funny middle-grade whodunit series (ages 8-12) with stylish black-and-white illustrations bursting with Enola Holmes flair and Knives Out camp. Guardian-praised as "outrageously funny," it's a spoofy storm of twists where even Darwin suspects foul play!