Books with author James Leck

Fifteen-year-old slacker Charlie Harker is stuck in the sleepy town of Rolling Hills for the summer, helping his mom renovate his great-grandfather’s creaky old inn. It’s not entirely dull, thanks to Charlie’s new neighbor Miles Van Helsing, who insists there’s paranormal activity happening in Rolling Hills. Charlie chalks it up to Miles being the town nutcase. But many townspeople are falling prey to a mysterious illness, and wisecracking Charlie quickly gets wise¬: there’s something sinister going on in Rolling Hills.

Jack Lime, amateur private eye, solves mysteries for his high school classmates in exchange for future favors. He stops at nothing — except for an occasional bout of narcolepsy — to crack three seemingly standalone cases while dodging bullies, Principal Snit and tireless reporter KC Stone. In the tradition of 1950s noir but with a thoroughly modern hero, these stories — shot through with Lime’s acid wit — are best served with a root beer float.

TURN DOWN YOUR LIGHTS, GET READY FOR FRIGHTS When the clock strikes midnight and the moon's full and bright, it's time for dread and fear. For Mr Midnight is here. With double the danger and twice the terror! STORY #1: Leng, Charmaine and Kwan turn themselves into rats. But can they escape the evil Mr Chang in MADMAN'S MANSION? STORY #2: Mahima and her girlfriends hate boys. But they hate being trapped inside a mirror even more. How can they survive THE MONSTER IN MAHIMA'S MIRROR?

STORY #1: Amylia Suriyana thought she knew all about ghosts. Wrong! She and her friends had never met the most terrifying ghosts of all — ghosts that can steal your soul. If only someone had warned her: NEVER LOOK INTO THEIR EYES! STORY #2: Schoolboy Jeral Fong doesn't know the danger he is in! A desperate man, the victim of vampire doctors, is hunting Jeral down so he can pass on THE CURSE OF THE BLOODLESS.

Jack Lime returns! Jack gets lured out of retirement to help find a missing phone only to be caught in a complicated web of lies. As usual, it’s hard to tell the good guys from the mooyuks, but Jack won’t quit. In this brand new mystery, Jack reluctantly returns to his role as the local hardboiled Private Eye and butts heads with the usual collection of quirky oddballs and devious delinquents inhabiting the fictional town of Iona. Does this signal the return of our hero?

Fifteen-year-old Charlie Harker is pretty disappointed to learn he'll be spending his summer vacation helping his mom renovate an old family inn in the ?hick town? of Rolling Hills. He much preferred his plan of lounging on a beach in Hawaii. And now he has to deal with his annoying neighbor Miles Van Helsing, who's been trying to convince him there's paranormal activity going on in town. Charlie knows this can't be true. Miles is just nuts, right? Although he has to admit, it is getting harder and harder to explain all the odd situations he keeps finding himself in, particularly once the sun goes down. And it does seem like an awful lot of people are getting sick ... Author James Leck hits all the right notes in this young-adult novel: adventure, suspense, funny dialogue and, best of all, zombie-vampires! This fast-moving page-turner will be a favorite read for pre-teens. Leck has created an appealing character in Charlie: the lovable slacker and consummate prankster at Choke Academy boarding school who's always quick with a clever or sarcastic comment. But Charlie proves in the end that he can step up to a challenge and show leadership and courage when he needs to. With characteristics of several different genres, this book makes a great choice for a language arts discussion of literary genres. Despite the zombie-vampires, Leck deftly avoids the carnage, so the story never reaches the level of horror.

STORY #1: The world's most feared ghost, The Ballerina, haunts Sherilyn Sum's ballet school and casts an evil spell on her. Can Sherilyn escape and save her soul while THE DEAD ARE DANCING? STORY #2: Computer wiz Yue Jie and his friends call themselves the Brave Devils. But when they journey to the United States in search of the OLD GHOSTS OF NEW YORK, their courage is tested as they battle horrors beyond their wildest imagination.

STORY #1: Clanston Koh, Marvin Tan, and Rianne Ng see a real zombie. But when they try to find out where it went, they are trapped beneath a cemetery. Can they escape, or will they become victims? We dare you to read REVENGE OF THE ZOMBIES. STORY #2: You can go anywhere you like, but DON'T GO DOWN TO THE BASEMENT! If only Joanna Jee had listened. If only she and her friends had stayed away from that menacing place.

Fifteen-year-old Charlie Harker has just been released after 28 days locked up in quarantine. Charlie, along with the rest of the survivors of a mysterious outbreak, are finally able to return to their homes in the small town of Rolling Hills. The good news is that they still have half the summer to enjoy. The bad news, they’re being monitored by a secretive group of soldiers who have the town cut off from the rest of the world. Even worse, there seems to be unidentified eight-legged creatures scuttling around in the shadows. Is Charlie finally going to have a chance to relax, or are things about to get a whole lot worse?

Fifteen-year-old Charlie Harker is pretty disappointed to learn he'll be spending his summer vacation helping his mom renovate an old family inn in the ?hick town? of Rolling Hills. He much preferred his plan of lounging on a beach in Hawaii. And now he has to deal with his annoying neighbor Miles Van Helsing, who's been trying to convince him there's paranormal activity going on in town. Charlie knows this can't be true. Miles is just nuts, right? Although he has to admit, it is getting harder and harder to explain all the odd situations he keeps finding himself in, particularly once the sun goes down. And it does seem like an awful lot of people are getting sick ... Author James Leck hits all the right notes in this young-adult novel: adventure, suspense, funny dialogue and, best of all, zombie-vampires! This fast-moving page-turner will be a favorite read for pre-teens. Leck has created an appealing character in Charlie: the lovable slacker and consummate prankster at Choke Academy boarding school who's always quick with a clever or sarcastic comment. But Charlie proves in the end that he can step up to a challenge and show leadership and courage when he needs to. With characteristics of several different genres, this book makes a great choice for a language arts discussion of literary genres. Despite the zombie-vampires, Leck deftly avoids the carnage, so the story never reaches the level of horror.

STORY #1: Why did somebody make a mask that looks exactly like Megan Ng? And who is the mysterious man called The Face? Get set for more terror on every page because MY CURSED MASK hides the most hideous secrets. STORY #2: Imagine a school where strange things happen. A school full of ghosts and horrors. Join Rayson Ling in WELCOME TO THE WEIRD SCHOOL where he's plunged into fright after fright.