Cheryl Bentley – författare

Petronella moves to Charis Cottage hidden in the thick dark woods at the bottom of a track on the outskirts of Fort Willow. Everything is perfect. Except for one thing. Since she moved an enormous black tree has appeared in her back garden in the shape of a giant with a big black circle on the ground under it. Petronella finds out it is a deep pit and is terrified to go near its ridge. But one night...How is the tree linked to:- The creepy night-time visits by the Hooded Horseman?- The boy ghost, Percy, Petronella finds in her bed one night?- The invasion of ghosts of the ancient Strincas population all over Fort Willow?

Petronella moves to Charis Cottage hidden in the thick dark woods at the bottom of a track on the outskirts of Fort Willow. Everything is perfect. Except for one thing. Since she moved an enormous black tree has appeared in her back garden in the shape of a giant with a big black circle on the ground under it.Petronella finds out that the hole is a deep pit and is terrified to go near its ridge. But one night... How is the tree linked to:-* The creepy night-time visits by the Hooded Horseman?* The boy ghost, Percy, Petronella finds in her bed one night?* The invasion of ghosts of the ancient Strincas population all over Fort Willow?

The Janjilons are not what they seem. They look like a type of monkey but they are really children. How did they turn into Janjilons? And could it happen to anyone?Behind this mystery is someone evil, Judge Ormerod who wants to be the next Duke of Westshire. With the help of three weird sisters, he has to rid the land of clever children from being an obstacle to him. The Janjilons work for him as the three sisters mete out punishment and keep them locked up.Petronella starts to look into these strange happenings. But time is running out because when the Judge no longer needs the Janjilons, they will be destroyed.