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Pueyo, H.

Reviewed by: Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library

Dália’s life changed the morning the maid found the typewritten note that said:"HIRE A NEW KEEPER OF THE KEYS; URGENT; BEFORE DAWN"Everyone in Capricious House knew what the note meant and who had written it. Its author was the Lady of Capricious House, Lady Anatema, a gargantuan spider/human hybrid with a taste for laudanum who is searching for a bride. The meaning of the note was clear: the old keeper of the keys was dead, and Dália, her apprentice, would be taking her place. … Read Full Review

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