Sol and his younger sister Connie have moved to a new town. Because eleven-year-old Sol is a scientist and is logical, and brilliant, he realizes that the neighbor’s dog is chewing an uncommon bone: a human femur. Thus, the mystery begins. The first chapter, written from Fay Holaderry—aka the witch’s—point of view, sets the stage for a first-rate, high-spirited lampoon. “I love children. Eating them, that is” (1). This is a mystery that children— and parents—can really sink their teeth into. Hansel and Gretel redux— with a twist. lmp