by John Bellairs · Bonnier Zaffre · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9781848127920
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«The Figure in the Shadows» is the fantasy and mystery novel by John Bellairs, published by Bonnier Zaffre in paperback (160 pages, in English).
Lewis Barnavelt is convinced that his grandfather's 1859 lucky coin is a magical talisman. When he starts carrying it to stand up to the bully Woody Mingo, he receives mysterious letters, a shadowy figure seems to follow him, and he feels someone acting through him.
Second installment of the Lewis Barnavelt series; originally published in 1975, this 2019 edition includes illustrations by Nathan Collins.
For those who have read «The House With a Clock in Its Walls» and want to continue with Lewis Barnavelt's adventures.
John Anthony Bellairs was an American author best known for his fantasy novel The Face in the Frost and many Gothic mystery novels for children featuring the characters Lewis Barnavelt, Rose Rita Pottinger, Johnny Dixon, and Anthony Monday. Most of his books were illustrated by Edward Gorey. At the time of his death, Bellairs' books had sold a quarter-million copies in hard cover and more than a million and a half copies in paperback.
