The Piper's Pursuit

Melanie Dickerson writes stories for young adults/teens that rework old fairy tales.  This particular book takes on the Pied Piper of Hamlin, and I must say that she did her research well.  I looked up the story of the Pied Piper and found some really disturbing things about the story and when I compared those things to the story Melanie wrote, everything she wrote could be plausible.

Katerina is the step-daughter of the burghermeister of the small town of Hamlin, which is overrun by rats and is also missing many of its small children.  When a small child comes out of the forest, Katerina finds a clue as to where the other children are. 

Steffan is the son of the duke over the area, and sees what's going on in Hamlin and what the burghermeister is doing.  He wants to get his father involved in the situation, while Katerina's step-father is trying to destroy both of them at every turn. 

There is plenty of intrigue to compel the reader to continue on with the book.  This is a great book for teens/young adults, but adults will enjoy it as well.  It is a five star book, with two thumbs up, and a silver mine under the town. 

My thanks to Thomas Nelson and NetGalley.com for providing the galley I read for this review.