Book review: The Doom of the Haunted Opera
The Doom of the Haunted Opera is the scariest John Bellairs book since
Lewis and his Uncle Jonathan first appeared in
The House with a Clock in Its Walls. The mysterious Mr. Vanderhelm plans
to use a fearsome spell disguised as an opera to become the King of the Dead.
Since all the wizards and witches of New Zebedee are missing, Lewis and Rose
Rita are on their own!
John Bellairs died in 1991, leaving behind notes for several unfinished novels.
Now Brad Strickland does an excellent job of continuing Lewis' loony but
chilling adventures in the best Bellairs style.
Haunted Opera was written
from the last of Bellairs' notes. Strickland plans to write more books about
Lewis and other Bellairs characters, but from now on, he is on his own. He
should do well.
Wendy Morris
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