Description

When recently orphaned Barnaby Gaunt is delivered to stick with his dad on the beautiful rural island off the coast of Canada, the ideal summer vacation he's ready to truly have. Barnaby attempts to tell anyone and everyone who his uncle is after his inheritance, except there's one little issue: His uncle is attempting to destroy him.Heir into a five-thousand-dollar fortune, but no one will believe him. That's, till he informs the only additional kid to the area, Chrissie, who proves that there's only one of the ways for Barnaby to prevent his demonic dad: He'll have to kill him first. With the unexpected support of 1-Hearing, the outdated cougar who has tormented the area for decades, Chrissie and Barnaby hatch a fool-proof plan.Playful, dark, and humorous, Let's Kill Uncle is just a shocking story of two normal kids who conspire to perform an exceptional homicide-and escape with it.Praise for Let's Kill Uncle:"Playfully sinister."-Washington Post"A dark, unique, stunning book, far in front of its time."-Donna Tartt