Gillian Cross; Clare West

And a half star. Enjoyed the characters in the book, even the baddies although we seem to be excluded to see them only from the outside. Neat trick that. Even when we get history on the baddies the author somehow keeps a distance, while letting us in to the thoughts and feelings of the good guys and girls. And of course the location is Derbyshire although I think the village and edge have fictional names. But Matlock library is credited.