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Alan Gratz was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. After a carefree but humid childhood, he attended the University of Tennessee, where he earned a College Scholars degree with a specialization in creative writing and later a Master's degree in English education. In addition to writing plays, magazine articles, and a few episodes of A&E's City Confidential, Alan has taught catapult building to middle schoolers, written more than 6,000 radio commercials, and lectured as a Czech university. Currently, Alan lives with his wife Wendi and daughter Jo in the high country of western North Carolina, where he enjoys reading, eating pizza, and, perhaps not too surprisingly, watching baseball.
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4.3 out of 5
85.00% of customers are satisfied
5.0 out of 5 stars Something Great!
I bought this book as required reading for my son and decided to read it because it looked interesting...I loved the funny, sarcastic style of Horatio Wilkes and combine that with the mystery = great book! I'm going to look for more Horatio Wilkes mysteries to read!
4.0 out of 5 stars As Advertised
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
The main character, Horatio, was great! He was snarky, quick witted and lots of fun. I enjoyed this book very much
5.0 out of 5 stars loved it
good book
1.0 out of 5 stars Unbelieveable
This book was a summer required reading book for my grandson going into middle school (6th grade). The alcohol consumption & smutty talk completely surprised me & my grandson. Apparently the school needs to read before requiring.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
school recommended to my child to read this book..she likes the story. Book came in a great shape
4.0 out of 5 stars Noir Hamlet
In this hard-boiled teen retelling of Hamlet, Horatio Wilkes spends a summer in the small-town home of his buddy Hamilton Prince. The Prince family runs a paper plant which is currently undergoing scrutiny for pollution. On top of that controversy, Hamilton's father has just passed away, and his mother just married her dead husband's brother. When Hamilton gets a video from his dead father claiming that he'd been poisoned, Horatio promises to root out the murderer. Something is rotten in the town of Denmark, Tennessee.This little mystery was funny (though neo-noir isn't my usual type of humor, I still got a few chuckles). The plot is pretty straight-forward if you already know the story of Hamlet, so I felt very little suspense - on the other hand, it was interesting to see how Gratz played around with the story to make it more appropriate to younger audiences. He managed to stay true to the events in the play, but made it more realistic and less tragic. There are a few Shakespeare quotes thrown in which made me roll my eyes and groan, but in a "good" way. I'd say this book is appropriate for 11-15 year olds.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Love it. Would definitely order from again.
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Something Rotten (Horatio Wilkes Mystery)
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