Carlos Ruiz Zafon

A mysterious house harbors an unimaginable secret in this atmospheric, adventurous YA ghost story from the internationally bestselling author of "Shadow of the Wind" and "The Angel's Game." In 1943, in a seaside town where their family has gone to be safe from war, thirteen-year-old Max Carver and sister, fifteen-year-old Alicia, with new friend Roland, face off against an evil magician who's striving to complete a bargain made before he died.