In this atmospheric, terrifying novel that draws strongly from "The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow," the author of Alice and The Girl in Red
works her trademark magic, spinning an engaging and frightening new
story from a classic tale.
Everyone in Sleepy Hollow knows about the Horseman, but no one really
believes in him. Not even Ben Van Brunt's grandfather, Brom Bones, who
was there when it was said the Horseman chased the upstart Crane out of
town. Brom says that's just legend, the village gossips talking.
More than thirty years after those storied events, the village is a
quiet place. Fourteen-year-old Ben loves to play "Sleepy Hollow boys,"
reenacting the events Brom once lived through. But then Ben and a friend
stumble across the headless body of a child in the woods near the
village, and the discovery makes Ben question everything the adults in
Sleepy Hollow have ever said. Could the Horseman be real after all? Or
does something even more sinister stalk the woods?