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The Caden Chronicles #6
Medium Well Done
Nick Caden is no stranger to supernatural mysteries and paranormal phenomena. He and his buddies have been TV crime fans for years, which led to Nick solving his first murder case during an Old West ghost town family vacation when it seemed there wasn’t “a ghost of a chance” of catching the killer.
His success landed Nick a job as a reporter for The Cool Ghoul Gazette, where he debunks all kinds of crazy, so-called paranormal murders. From uncovering the killer of a vampire, to catching zombies and werewolves, Nick relies on truth, facts, and watching cop and detective shows to solve cases.
In Medium Well Done, an all-star basketball player goes missing, her brother has been implicated in a murder, and “Sistah Séance,” a Gullah woman on Georgia’s Sea islands, claims to “bring up the dead. Nick suspects this psychic-spiritualist is somehow involved, but his efforts to uncover the truth is hampered when local police insist he keep his distance from the case.
Preferring to work alone, Nick becomes annoyed when Officer Crowder demands he work with Jaz, Crowder’s teen relative, who has a “spiritual gift” that allows her “to know things about the dead.” As the pair work to find Nick’s friend, Keisha, the victim of a hit and run near the entrance to a graveyard, Nick discovers a world of darkness, where “evil thoughts and spirits flourish.”
This time, Nick doesn’t have all the answers. But he does ask the right questions. And what he learns is worse than any lies a fake fortuneteller might pass off as truth.
His success landed Nick a job as a reporter for The Cool Ghoul Gazette, where he debunks all kinds of crazy, so-called paranormal murders. From uncovering the killer of a vampire, to catching zombies and werewolves, Nick relies on truth, facts, and watching cop and detective shows to solve cases.
In Medium Well Done, an all-star basketball player goes missing, her brother has been implicated in a murder, and “Sistah Séance,” a Gullah woman on Georgia’s Sea islands, claims to “bring up the dead. Nick suspects this psychic-spiritualist is somehow involved, but his efforts to uncover the truth is hampered when local police insist he keep his distance from the case.
Preferring to work alone, Nick becomes annoyed when Officer Crowder demands he work with Jaz, Crowder’s teen relative, who has a “spiritual gift” that allows her “to know things about the dead.” As the pair work to find Nick’s friend, Keisha, the victim of a hit and run near the entrance to a graveyard, Nick discovers a world of darkness, where “evil thoughts and spirits flourish.”
This time, Nick doesn’t have all the answers. But he does ask the right questions. And what he learns is worse than any lies a fake fortuneteller might pass off as truth.
210 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 1, 2022
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About the author
Eddie Jones
37 books119 followersEddie is an award-winning author of middle-grade fiction with HarperCollins. Father of two boys, he's also a pirate at heart who loves to surf.
Eddie's middle grade series are wholesome reading with a flair for unexpected adventure. The Caden Chronicles series has a spooky but spiritual message based on real "monsters" in the Bible. The sixth book in the series, "Rumor of a Werewolf", released in June 2019 and is a finalist for the Selah awards in Middle Grade fiction.
"The Caribbean Chronicles" is a time-travel pirate adventure series based on a boy who suffers from absence seizures. The third book, "The End of Calico Jack", released September 2019 and is a finalist for the Selah award in Young Adult fiction. All of Eddie's pirate and "monster" mystery books are award-winners.
An avid sailor with a great sense of humor, Eddie has been married to a girl he met at a stoplight in West Palm Beach during spring break many, many years ago.
Awards for Middle Grade and YA novels
* Winner of the Selah award for tween / teen mysteries
* INSPY Award
* Moonbeam Children's Book Award
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Eddie's middle grade series are wholesome reading with a flair for unexpected adventure. The Caden Chronicles series has a spooky but spiritual message based on real "monsters" in the Bible. The sixth book in the series, "Rumor of a Werewolf", released in June 2019 and is a finalist for the Selah awards in Middle Grade fiction.
"The Caribbean Chronicles" is a time-travel pirate adventure series based on a boy who suffers from absence seizures. The third book, "The End of Calico Jack", released September 2019 and is a finalist for the Selah award in Young Adult fiction. All of Eddie's pirate and "monster" mystery books are award-winners.
An avid sailor with a great sense of humor, Eddie has been married to a girl he met at a stoplight in West Palm Beach during spring break many, many years ago.
Awards for Middle Grade and YA novels
* Winner of the Selah award for tween / teen mysteries
* INSPY Award
* Moonbeam Children's Book Award
Readers Are Leaders - Buy a Boy a Book!
WritersCoach.us
Eddiejones.org
eddie@eddiejones.org
Twitter.com/EddieJonesTweet
Facebook.com/EddieJonesHumor
Instagram.com/authoreddiejones
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March 20, 2022
The Caden Chronicles
Book 6
I’ve read other books in this series so I settled in to try solve the mystery along with fifteen-year-old Nick.
The story begins with Nick witnessing a séance in a cemetery. He can hear the words used to “awaken” a spirit but I don’t know the meaning of those words.
Nick doesn’t believe in ghosts and figures his friend brought him here to see a staged performance. Then his friend disappears right afterward and it appears she died in a hit and run but no one can find her body.
This isn’t the first time Nick has found himself in the middle of a murder investigation and readers of the series hope it isn’t the last.
Jones has written the book to appeal to middle-grade and teen readers, both boys and girls. There is plenty of mystery, adventure, and danger to hold their interest. I like that the seeming supernatural portions of the story are explained at the end. If parents are worried about that aspect, I’d suggest reading it first.
I enjoy stories that invite me to try to figure out “whodunit” and this one did.
Book 6
I’ve read other books in this series so I settled in to try solve the mystery along with fifteen-year-old Nick.
The story begins with Nick witnessing a séance in a cemetery. He can hear the words used to “awaken” a spirit but I don’t know the meaning of those words.
Nick doesn’t believe in ghosts and figures his friend brought him here to see a staged performance. Then his friend disappears right afterward and it appears she died in a hit and run but no one can find her body.
This isn’t the first time Nick has found himself in the middle of a murder investigation and readers of the series hope it isn’t the last.
Jones has written the book to appeal to middle-grade and teen readers, both boys and girls. There is plenty of mystery, adventure, and danger to hold their interest. I like that the seeming supernatural portions of the story are explained at the end. If parents are worried about that aspect, I’d suggest reading it first.
I enjoy stories that invite me to try to figure out “whodunit” and this one did.
June 21, 2022
This is a humorous and fast paced whodunnit for middle school and up. The characters were well developed and the plot will keep you guessing. Also enjoyable were the supernatural elements throughout.
The twists and turns in this page turner will keep you guessing until the last page.
The twists and turns in this page turner will keep you guessing until the last page.
January 13, 2023
Interesting teen detective novel that included gators, voodoo, and poisoning! Interesting characters in this series of stories. I enjoyed the Southern locations.
January 18, 2023
Enjoyable Read
I like all of Eddie Jones’s books and this one didn’t disappoint. Mysteries, ghosts, creepy characters all mingle together for a grand adventure. I recommend it…
I like all of Eddie Jones’s books and this one didn’t disappoint. Mysteries, ghosts, creepy characters all mingle together for a grand adventure. I recommend it…
November 3, 2023
A whip-smart mystery series with a touch of paranormal and much-needed humor, realistic crime-scene drama plays out in each book, including this latest, when a girl goes missing and her brother is wrongfully imprisoned. Only this time, Nick’s brilliant wit and sleuthing skills are seriously tested when he is brought into a world of spiritualists, mediums and ghosts coming back from the dead. In the spirit of Scooby Doo, “is it a ghost or not,” and “those meddling kids,” I highly recommend this series, especially for boys and reluctant readers. -Kim Childress, Book Editor, Girls’ Life Magazine
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