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The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie
By John Bellairs ~ Completed by Brad Strickland
Jacket and frontispiece by Edward Gorey





When Johnny Dixon, Professor Childermass, and Fergie Ferguson throw a party for their friend, Dr. Coote, and Fergie beats out a ryhtym on a drum, he brings back the spirits of the walking dead. Johnny and the professor journey to Professor Coote's house and spend the night there. They are attacked by a zombie. Professor Coote is in the hospital and somethings wrong with him, but the doctors don't know what it is. Old Mama Sinestra is out to kill Dr. Coote in order to reawaken the spirits of the midnight blood.





Book Summary by David Bass

This book was a good Johnny Dixon mystery. It had suspense and chills about old houses in the middle of the night. The zombies are expecially frightening. Johnny Dixon and the professor are certainly up against a real tough enemy in this story. You can obtain this book by visiting Amazon Books for the low price of $14.99. This book might be a little harder to find then some of the other Dixon mysteries.






Excerpt from the Book

        The professor stood with the oilcloth package dripping in his hands. "Well, now that we have this, any suggestions? We have to save the boys, but I have a sneaky suspicion that if we turn this over to dear sweet Mama S., we're all gone gooses anyway."
        "Geese," muttered Dr. Coote, who hated to hear words misused. "We have to reach a bargain somehow, and make it so binding that not even the evil Priests of the Midnight Blood can break their word. Shall we go see Todd Lamort now?"
        Just then the telephone rang. Professor Childermass narrowed his eyes. "No one knows we're here," he said. "But I'll bet you my own phalanges against the five chunks of bone on this drum that the person calling us right now is either Todd Lamort - or Mama Sinestra!"





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