P.C. Hawke and his partner Mackenzie are two cool, teenaged sleuths. In The Scream Museum, they find themselves on their toughest case yet. P.C. and Mackenzie's friend, Tom the janitor, has been accused of murdering the head biologist at New York City's Museum of Natural History. But they know Tom couldn't be the real killer, so they begin investigating. Exploring the crime scene and digging deep, they uncover a strange, precious artifact and a huge arachnid at the heart of the mystery. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Zindel has written spine-tingling tales for young adults such as The Doom Stone, Loch, and Rats. With a tense, suspenseful reading by narrator Jeff Woodman, Zindel's story will stick to you like glue until the final scene.
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"I think this book was exciting and made me keep turning the pages. I recommend this book to those who are mystery lovers."
— Sara (5 out of 5 stars)
" a good 6th/7th grade mystery "
— Mrs., 8/14/2013" I've been enjoying the P.C. Hawke series. They are enjoyable mysteries and appropriate for children younger than I would expect. They are short but sweet! "
— Steve, 3/11/2013" This was a good book if you just want to take up an hour or so. The main characters were a little too knowing, but if you just want to escape for a little while, this is a good, though not the best, choice. I'd actually give it a 2.5, but two will have to do. "
— Jess, 5/19/2012" The audio book of the is great. "
— Jo, 7/15/2011" Decent mystery who done it for the younger crowd. Good start to a series of characters. Enjoyed the cultural references to Asian culture and artifacts. Enjoyable read and kept me awake on a long road trip. "
— Monica, 12/28/2010" Absolutely love it! Yeah, that's all I can say without spoiling it. "
— Autumn, 5/15/2010" a good 6th/7th grade mystery <br/> "
— Mrs., 3/11/2010" Absolutely love it! Yeah, that's all I can say without spoiling it. "
— Autumn, 6/6/2009" This was a good book if you just want to take up an hour or so. The main characters were a little too knowing, but if you just want to escape for a little while, this is a good, though not the best, choice. I'd actually give it a 2.5, but two will have to do. "
— Jess, 8/14/2008" The audio book of the is great. "
— Jo, 9/22/2007Paul Zindel (1936-2003) attended Wagner College, where he majored in chemistry, but also studied playwrighting with Edward Albee. He pursued playwrighting while teaching high school chemistry for ten years, quitting teaching in order to pursue writing full time after his 1969 play, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, won the Pulitzer Prize. In addition to his writing for the stage and screen, Zindel authored more than 50 books, most for young people.
Jeff Woodman is an actor and narrator. He is a winner of the prestigious Audie Award and a six-time finalist. He has received twenty Earphones Awards and was named the 2008 Best Voice in Fiction & Classics, as well as one of the Fifty Greatest Voices of the Century by AudioFile magazine. As an actor, he originated the title role in Tennessee Williams’ The Notebook of Trigorin and won the S. F. Critics’ Circle Award for his performance in An Ideal Husband. In addition to numerous theater credits on and off Broadway, his television work includes Sex and the City, Law & Order, and Cosby.