Meddling Kids

Meddling Kids is by Edgar Cantero. Wow! What a creepy, and yet funny, book. This is like the Stephen King version of Scooby Doo. Four teenagers and a dog solve mysteries in a small town in Oregon. In 1977, they "solve" their last mystery and then separate. Thirteen years later they must reunite to unlock the truth of their final case, which has haunted them and wrecked their lives ever since. The truth however, is something they have never faced before - a mystery in which the villain isn't a bad guy in a mask, but a real and terrifying force of evil. I loved Scooby Doo as a child and this book evoked the series for me, while at the same time being one of the creepiest stories I've read in a long time. A really enjoyable book, but not for the squeamish. 

Ratings: 11th grade - 9 out of 10 - P (profanity) - V (violence) - AC (mature thematic content).