Mystery Of Mordach Castle

by William MacKellar, Jerry Lazare (Illustrator)

Young Duncan MacDonald and Alan Campbell carry on their clans' ancient feud until the night they find themselves together in haunted Mordach Castle. JUVENILE FICTION - MYSTERIES & DETECTIVE STORIES - GHOST STORIES - SCOTLAND Vintage hardcover children's book

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

William MacKellar was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His family relocated to America when he was eleven years old. He and his family resided on Long Island. He attended New York University and University of Geneva in Switzerland. MacKellar later served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. After the war, he had the opportunity to return to his native Scotland. There he received inspiration for many of his later books, such as The Witch of Glen Gowrie. Along with authoring twenty-nine books for children and young adults, MacKellar taught courses in creative writing and conducted many literary workshops. He resided in West Hartford, Connecticut, until his death in 1994.

Reviews

[Chad Malone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Set sometime in scotland a short and interesting book about duncan macdonald and his getting ready to run in the highland games ends up turning to a mystery. Worth reading if one is looking for a fast read. Even if it is a kids book. Lots of interesting characters as well.

[Celia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun, simple story set in Scotland dealing with old family legends, perceptions, and unlikely friendships sprung from competition and adventure! This is what children’s literature should be!

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was nice, Hardy Boys type of mystery book. It takes place in Scotland and captures the spirit of the old clans and their myths and cultrural pride fairly well. It is clearly for boys in the ten -thirteen age range, as the main boy, Duncan has some anoying comments about his little sister. However, it's clear that Duncan does love his sister and the great uncle who is raising them.

At first, Duncan shares the old hatred of an ancient rival clan, until he and a boy his age from the clan get cought up in an adventure reguarding the old, haunted castle. It's the kind of book adults can read in a day and enjoy and will inspire kids to read even more books in the same mystery, adventure genre.