Skulduggery Pleasant: Book Guide, Author and Facts
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Meet the great Skulduggery Pleasant: wise-cracking detective, powerful magician, master of dirty tricks and burglary (in the name of the greater good, of course). Oh yeah. And dead. Then there's his sidekick, Stephanie. She's...well, she's a twelve-year-old girl. With a pair like this on the case, evil had better watch out..."So you won't keep anything from me again? "He put his hand to his chest. "Cross my heart and hope to die." "Okay then. Though you don't actually have a heart," she said. "I know." "And technically, you've already died." "I know that too." "Just so we're clear." Stephanie's uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror, it certainly wasn't fiction. Pursued by evil forces intent on recovering a mysterious key, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source – the wisecracking
Quick facts about Skulduggery Pleasant
- Title: Skulduggery Pleasant
- Author: Derek Landy
- First published: 2006
- Genre: fiction, magic, fantasy
- OpenLibrary ID: OL278290W
Where to read Skulduggery Pleasant
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Skulduggery Pleasant about?
Meet the great Skulduggery Pleasant: wise-cracking detective, powerful magician, master of dirty tricks and burglary (in the name of the greater good, of course).
Who wrote Skulduggery Pleasant?
Skulduggery Pleasant was written by Derek Landy.
When was Skulduggery Pleasant published?
Skulduggery Pleasant was first published in 2006.



