Chessmen of Doom - John Bellairs - Hardcover - 1st ed

In a book for fans of stories involving Johnny Dixon and the ever-cranky Professor Roderick Childermass, a British villain conjures up dark forces to advance his plans to take over the world. Bellairs began this series in 1973 with The House with a Clock in Its Walls, and each novel since has carried the tried and true formula of good versus evil to its predictable end, via speed-laden, clue-dropping humor, and large doses of suspense.Bellairs, John is the author of 'Chessmen of Doom - John Bellairs - Hardcover - 1st ed' with ISBN 9780803707290 and ISBN 0803707290.