My Swordhand is Singing - Marcus Sedgwick

Having read some of Marcus Sedgwick's other books, and enjoying them, I decided to read "My Swordhand is Singing." It's set in the olden times, in a land of fokelore and superstition. The srory centres around a young boy named Peter and his father Tomas, a pair of woodcutters travelling round the country. Settling in a village on the outskirts of a forest, they find themselves under suspicion when people start turning up dead. Dead, and out for blood. Peter befriend a gypsy singer, and together they try to solve the mystery behind the walking dead. The book is excellently written, Sedgwick painting a wonderfully dark, chilling picture of ...  Read the complete review