The House Where Nobody Lived

Name: The House Where Nobody Lived
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Brad Strickland
ISBN: 9781501983245

Author: Brad Strickland, John Bellairs

Series: Lewis Barnavelt #11

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 3 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/20/2018

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

The lovable underdog Lewis Barnavelt and his best friend Rose Rita are at it again—investigating the curious (and possibly supernatural?) goings-on in their town of New Zebedee. They get more than they bargained for when a new family moves into the Hawaii House, one of the oddest-looking houses in town, and Lewis and Rose Rita are drawn into a mystery involving forces far beyond the shores of their imagination. Why are there strange drumbeats emanating from the top floor of the Hawaii House? And why is Lewis having dreams about Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of fire? Incorporating actual Hawaiian legends with a spine-tingling story of suspense, this is another great addition to the Bellairs canon.

About Brad Strickland

Brad Strickland was born in New Holland, Georgia, in 1947 and has written over seventy-five books in the intervening years. He is also a professor of English at the University of Georgia in Gainsville, about six miles from where he was born. He and his wife, Barbara, have two grown children, both of whom have artistic careers of their own. Their nest is not empty, however, as they have three cats and two dogs, which is enough to keep them busy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Helen on April 24, 2021

Lived this book. The characters were fantastic. It had everything I want from a book, magic mystery and adventure.......more

Goodreads review by Carissa on April 28, 2008

heckuva subtitle, huh? well, i have to admit that i was drawn to this book because of the cover illustration. plus, i was looking for a good scary/mystery book for the favoreads contest i do every year. this one definitely has a creepy-feeling aspect going for it, and it’s not badly written, but i f......more

Goodreads review by Jaimie on April 27, 2025

Since Brad Strickland took over the helm of the adventures of Lewis Barnavelt and co., which John Bellairs so lovingly created, we’ve visited magical islands and haunted operas, faced down foes from outer space and mundane evil wizards, and seen the cast of characters explore and conquer their fears......more

Goodreads review by Cliff on September 26, 2019

So, I'm going to niggle with details here. In fact, details are probably my biggest complaint with this book. Strickland intentionally points out that Lewis' age at the start of this book is 11. Yet, clearly, with all the other adventures, Lewis is older than that. But, as it turns out, this was the......more

Goodreads review by John on April 02, 2022

On the whole, I think Strickland did a great job maintaining the feel of Bellairs’ writing, and there are scenes from his books that would have spooked me as a kid far worse than anything Bellairs himself wrote. Overall, my only complaint up to this book was his bizarre tendency to throw something i......more