Newbery Honor author of Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine weaves a spellbinding tale about a clever heroine a dragon detective and a shape-shifting ogre Newly arrived in the town of Two Castles Elodie unexpectedly becomes the assistant to a brilliant dragon named Meenore and together they solve mysteries Their most important case concerns the towns shape-shifting ogre Count Jonty Um Someone is plotting against him Elodie must disguise herself to discover the source of the threat amid a cast of characters that includes a greedy king a giddy princess and a handsome cat trainer Readers who loved Ella Enchanted and Fairest will delight in this tale of a spirited heroine who finds friendship where she least expects it and discovers that goodness and evil come in all shapes and sizes.
